Dr. JPB Gerald
@drjpb.bsky.social
Black/ADHD author and educator.
Race, neurodivergence, language, et al.
He/him
Buy recent book here: https://multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800419391
Website here: https://jpbgerald.com/
Substack here: https://pursuingmaglev.substack.com/
Race, neurodivergence, language, et al.
He/him
Buy recent book here: https://multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800419391
Website here: https://jpbgerald.com/
Substack here: https://pursuingmaglev.substack.com/
Pinned
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #65
Part One: Survival of the Masked
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On ancestry and neurodivergent masking
New essay!
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #64
Part One: Evolution is slow
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
New essay!
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
buff.ly
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
On ancestry and neurodivergent masking
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #65
Part One: Survival of the Masked
buff.ly
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On ancestry and neurodivergent masking
New podcast out with a full reading of chapters 2 and 3 of my book!
buff.ly
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New podcast out with a full reading of chapters 2 and 3 of my book!
On being "gifted"
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #63
Part One: What does it mean to be “gifted”?
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On being "gifted"
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
New podcast out with a full reading of chapters 2 and 3 of my book!
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New podcast out with a full reading of chapters 2 and 3 of my book!
I haven't done enough promo of my new book, but I started reading the hard copy I have in my possession, and this thing cooks.
I urge you to pick it up, assign it to your classes, etc, even if you're not in the race/language space.
multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
I urge you to pick it up, assign it to your classes, etc, even if you're not in the race/language space.
multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
The Public Pedagogy of the Master Narrative
Through a wide range of interviews with experts in areas ranging from US states generally perceived as being progressive to countries including Finland, Algeria and Japan, the author explores how a ce...
multilingual-matters.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I haven't done enough promo of my new book, but I started reading the hard copy I have in my possession, and this thing cooks.
I urge you to pick it up, assign it to your classes, etc, even if you're not in the race/language space.
multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
I urge you to pick it up, assign it to your classes, etc, even if you're not in the race/language space.
multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
Killing the captain
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #62
Part One: Creating the Captain
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Killing the captain
Reposted by Dr. JPB Gerald
This. I actually find it very annoying that all people want in the face of injustice is to see everyone on the internet crying about it. DO. SOMETHING. Find a thing you can do, and do it.
I’m really tired of “we’re under-reacting” or “not enough people are talking about this” posts. Especially with no actionable takeaways.
We’re being bombarded by news and information, y’all. It’s impossible to keep up with everything, let alone to do so and keep some sanity.
We’re being bombarded by news and information, y’all. It’s impossible to keep up with everything, let alone to do so and keep some sanity.
December 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This. I actually find it very annoying that all people want in the face of injustice is to see everyone on the internet crying about it. DO. SOMETHING. Find a thing you can do, and do it.
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Hi my new book is already out and shipping! You should have bought it already!
New essay!
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #60
Part One: This Is Not My Beautiful House
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New essay!
Oh, and my next book is available to order now, btw:
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Oh, and my next book is available to order now, btw:
Is Galivants Ferry getting off the ground?
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #61
Part One: Could This Actually Happen?
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Is Galivants Ferry getting off the ground?
Oh, and my next book is available to order now, btw:
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Oh, and my next book is available to order now, btw:
I’ve spent 20 years in education and social services. At the same time, I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until age 35. Now I’m taking everything I’ve learned and starting Galivants Ferry Education.
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’ve spent 20 years in education and social services. At the same time, I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until age 35. Now I’m taking everything I’ve learned and starting Galivants Ferry Education.
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #59
Part One: I empathize
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reminder: the podcast is back!
open.spotify.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reminder: the podcast is back!
I’ve spent 20 years in education and social services. At the same time, I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until age 35. Now I’m taking everything I’ve learned and starting Galivants Ferry Education.
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’ve spent 20 years in education and social services. At the same time, I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until age 35. Now I’m taking everything I’ve learned and starting Galivants Ferry Education.
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Absolutely nothing important happened on November 5th, 2024, compared to the fact that Idris Ray Gerald was born. Happy 1st birthday to my littlest boy! We want the very best for you!
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Absolutely nothing important happened on November 5th, 2024, compared to the fact that Idris Ray Gerald was born. Happy 1st birthday to my littlest boy! We want the very best for you!
Reposted by Dr. JPB Gerald
As a linguist, this is bullshit. McWhorter’s deal is to bend over backwards to excuse racism.
In Opinion
Early in Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, “it was easy to assume that failure to learn his name reflected a failure to take him seriously,” John McWhorter writes. But “as a matter of pure linguistics, it would be surprising if people didn’t have trouble with the name Mamdani.”
Early in Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, “it was easy to assume that failure to learn his name reflected a failure to take him seriously,” John McWhorter writes. But “as a matter of pure linguistics, it would be surprising if people didn’t have trouble with the name Mamdani.”
Opinion | I Now Mispronounce You the Likely Next Mayor of New York City
A lot of people seem to trip over Zohran Mamdani’s name. The reason may not be as simple as it seems.
nyti.ms
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
As a linguist, this is bullshit. McWhorter’s deal is to bend over backwards to excuse racism.
Time to accept my fate.
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #58
Part One: Stop Fighting It, Dummy
pursuingmaglev.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Time to accept my fate.
New essay on how neurodivergence and the social difficulties I have will simply always be there and needing to come to terms with it.
Pursuing Magnetic Levitation #57
Part One: It will always be there
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New essay on how neurodivergence and the social difficulties I have will simply always be there and needing to come to terms with it.