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Dr. Jioni Lewis
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Associate Professor at University of Maryland. Past President of Psychology of Black Women. Study Black feminism, Intersectionality, racism, sexism, gendered racism, Black women’s health, and radical healing.
Thanks for attending our symposium @helenneville12.bsky.social and always showing your support by being that person smiling and nodding in the front. 😊
Another outstanding panel at the @apadivision45.bsky.social conference. @jionilewis.bsky.social Brianna Ladd and Dr Gabrielle Kubi presented cutting edge work on advances in intersectional research on Black women’s gendered racial identity development
July 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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A photo capturing a joyful lab moment with Dr. Jioni Lewis @jionilewis.bsky.social shouting out Dr. Kubi’s recent dissertation defense and colleague Bri smiling with pride!
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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meanwhile, prominent pundits continue to deny that there the administration adheres to a segregationist ideology
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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I know not everyone can keep up with all the grant terminations, but it’s important to know what we’re losing so I’ll try to compile them here.

First is a study on intimate partner violence with perinatal women (note: the #1 cause of death during pregnancy is homicide)

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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
scim.ag
February 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Please tune in to @joyannreid.bsky.social last show tonight. Tune in now.
February 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Maddow: I think it's pretty obvious now that they are using DEI as just a pretext. They're giving everything that, you know, unfashionable boogeyman label to try to avoid people in general, realizing that what they're really doing is just wrecking the US government
February 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
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February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”

University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Excited to see @psychologytoday.com join Bluesky! Check out our blog for insights on wellness rooted in radical healing and liberatory practices. Let’s thrive!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/heal... @helenneville12.bsky.social @nchavez.bsky.social @jionilewis.bsky.social @graceachen.bsky.social
Healing through Social Justice
Understanding wellness through liberatory frameworks.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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Dear Black community, let’s center our healing and continue to resist! My Chicago Sun-Times piece explores #radicalhealing for Black Americans thru personal/collective care, #radicalhope, and #joy: “Radical healing isn’t enduring—it’s action rooted in care, resistance, and hope”
December 10, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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We are holding a webinar on interviewing for PhD programs in counseling psychology on Wednesday, December 18th from 6-7:30pm Eastern.

Registration link: luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@aperezrojas.bsky.social please help me share this since I don't know what I am doing on this app.
December 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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☀️ #RadicalHealing helps people develop strategies to recognize and resist self-blame for racism and other forms of oppression; it's the art of creating hope and liberation behind the pain.
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December 4, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Calling all counseling psychology folks on Bluesky. Here’s another great starter pack created by @aperezrojas.bsky.social. If you want to be added, reach out to him. 🦋
I have created a #CounselingPsychology starter pack! Counseling psych is a growing presence here 😃 Please share! And sorry if I’ve missed anyone—let me know if you want to be added or recommend someone to add!!

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November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Calling all race, racism, and racial trauma scholars in psychology. Reach out to @dradames.bsky.social to be added to the starter pack. ✊🏾❤️
#JoinUs 🦋
Racism and Racial Trauma Scholars in Psychology. Let me know if you want to be added.
November 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM