Dr. D
@blackacademic.bsky.social
Womanist | Scholar-Activist | Decolonize, Defend, Disrupt
Assistant professor in counselor education.
https://www.liinks.co/blackacademic
Assistant professor in counselor education.
https://www.liinks.co/blackacademic
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Tomorrow. D.C. The National Mall. Sunup to sundown.
October 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Tomorrow. D.C. The National Mall. Sunup to sundown.
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Sunset shot a few nights ago from Mohave National Preserve
October 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sunset shot a few nights ago from Mohave National Preserve
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Recognizing Palestine. Recognizing genocide in Palestine. Ok, so are you going to stop it? Are you going to intervene? To withdraw your material support at the very least? Otherwise it’s just words.
September 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Recognizing Palestine. Recognizing genocide in Palestine. Ok, so are you going to stop it? Are you going to intervene? To withdraw your material support at the very least? Otherwise it’s just words.
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Really struggling to mentally recover from having an argument over email with a senior academic about whether Karen Attiah was the last remaining Black full staff opinion writer at Washington Post.
I don’t get it, like why wouldn’t he just believe her? 😔
I don’t get it, like why wouldn’t he just believe her? 😔
September 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Really struggling to mentally recover from having an argument over email with a senior academic about whether Karen Attiah was the last remaining Black full staff opinion writer at Washington Post.
I don’t get it, like why wouldn’t he just believe her? 😔
I don’t get it, like why wouldn’t he just believe her? 😔
But everything that isn’t named has more power over us. When we ignore it, hush, don't face it, it hurts us more. The hidden rot causes so much damage. When we speak something out loud, it looses its power. open.substack.com/pub/nadiamel...
Being heartbroken in a world obsessed with good vibes
How are you?
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September 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
But everything that isn’t named has more power over us. When we ignore it, hush, don't face it, it hurts us more. The hidden rot causes so much damage. When we speak something out loud, it looses its power. open.substack.com/pub/nadiamel...
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
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The first thing you need to know about returning to office... some of y'all smell stronger than hurt feelings
September 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The first thing you need to know about returning to office... some of y'all smell stronger than hurt feelings
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I'm kind of obsessed with my city
April 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I'm kind of obsessed with my city
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I have created a starter pack for Academics Against Apartheid & Genocide. I took the liberty to add some folks, but feel free to tell me if you wish to be removed.
Most importantly, please spread and expand the community!
go.bsky.app/FnarksK
Most importantly, please spread and expand the community!
go.bsky.app/FnarksK
September 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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This didn't age well......
With Harvard, U Mass faculty, Princeton, Wesleyan, Rutgers faculty and others leading the way, academics are standing up to this lawless administration. Here is a pack of academics, former academics, and organizations worth following on Bluesky who are in this opposition
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go.bsky.app/5hEmcTw
September 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This didn't age well......
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none of our institutions are democratic.
July 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
none of our institutions are democratic.
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When is this going to end? What is there to even say anymore?
BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
July 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When is this going to end? What is there to even say anymore?
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Puerto Rico has just banned gender affirming care for trans people up to age 21. It is now the ban with the highest age limit in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Puerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for trans people under 21
The law calls for 15 years in prison for any violators, as well as a $50,000 penalty and the revocation of all licenses and permits of medical staff.
www.nbcnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Puerto Rico has just banned gender affirming care for trans people up to age 21. It is now the ban with the highest age limit in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
“What you are seeking is already seeking you”… 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Malak during a meeting today.
July 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“What you are seeking is already seeking you”… 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Malak during a meeting today.
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Last year, the final of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were removed in the largest project of its kind in US history. The river that straddles the California-Oregon border has since been reborn.
Klamath River reborn: A journey through America’s largest dam removal project
Less than a year later, life has blossomed along its banks.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Last year, the final of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were removed in the largest project of its kind in US history. The river that straddles the California-Oregon border has since been reborn.
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LAPD radio comms. Can't make this up, y'all.
June 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
LAPD radio comms. Can't make this up, y'all.
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This is a real photograph
June 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is a real photograph
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Political violence must always be condemned.
June 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Political violence must always be condemned.
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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
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We’re in! CU Denver’s Center for Psychedelic Research is a community partner for #PsychedelicScience2025 🙌 buff.ly/AIK9OPG
📍In our city. With our people. 🎤 Don’t miss Vivian Shyu on June 20!
#CUDenver #Psychedelics #MeetYourMoment #PS2025
📍In our city. With our people. 🎤 Don’t miss Vivian Shyu on June 20!
#CUDenver #Psychedelics #MeetYourMoment #PS2025
Psychedelic Science Conference ‘25
Join MAPS in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center for the 4th edition Psychedelic Science, the definitive event of the psychedelic renaissance.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We’re in! CU Denver’s Center for Psychedelic Research is a community partner for #PsychedelicScience2025 🙌 buff.ly/AIK9OPG
📍In our city. With our people. 🎤 Don’t miss Vivian Shyu on June 20!
#CUDenver #Psychedelics #MeetYourMoment #PS2025
📍In our city. With our people. 🎤 Don’t miss Vivian Shyu on June 20!
#CUDenver #Psychedelics #MeetYourMoment #PS2025
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Who's attending #PS2025 in Denver? Will we see you there? www.psychedelicscience.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Who's attending #PS2025 in Denver? Will we see you there? www.psychedelicscience.org
I am beyond excited to attend #PS2025 with 9 Counseling and Family Therapy Graduate students from School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Come say hello! #CUDenver #PsychedelicScience2025 #CUDenver_SEHD @cudenveralumni.bsky.social
Proud to partner with the #PsychedelicScience Conference 2025 🌈
CU Denver’s Center for Psychedelic Research believes in science with community—not just for it.
🎤 Catch Vivian Shyu June 20 on integrating care
#CUDenver #InclusiveScience #RealImpacts #PS2025 #PsychedelicScience2025
CU Denver’s Center for Psychedelic Research believes in science with community—not just for it.
🎤 Catch Vivian Shyu June 20 on integrating care
#CUDenver #InclusiveScience #RealImpacts #PS2025 #PsychedelicScience2025
June 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I am beyond excited to attend #PS2025 with 9 Counseling and Family Therapy Graduate students from School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Come say hello! #CUDenver #PsychedelicScience2025 #CUDenver_SEHD @cudenveralumni.bsky.social
It feels like speaking your truth in a voice barely above a whisper, and realizing it carries more weight than all the shouting you’ve done just to be heard. It feels like giving yourself permission to rest and not feeling guilty for needing it. open.substack.com/pub/camiyux/...
who are you when you are not performing for the people inside your mind?
what you silence might be who you really are
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June 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It feels like speaking your truth in a voice barely above a whisper, and realizing it carries more weight than all the shouting you’ve done just to be heard. It feels like giving yourself permission to rest and not feeling guilty for needing it. open.substack.com/pub/camiyux/...
The hunger to be everything was only ever a longing to be loved.
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the hunger to be everything.
how we disappear chasing lives that aren’t ours.
open.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The hunger to be everything was only ever a longing to be loved.
open.substack.com/pub/odetoapo...
open.substack.com/pub/odetoapo...