Maya L, Pre-PhD (she/her)
@mayalwrites.bsky.social
PhD Student • Teaching Black Studies • Black Culture and Media Studies Scholar • Love, Peace, and Shots of Henny 💙
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Hey hey! I'm Maya, an LA girl, Black Media Studies PhD student, and Africana Studies lecturer.
Research interests: Black girlhood, Black femininity, Black visual culture.
Personal interests: Claudia 🧛🏾♀️, Cozy Black girl ish, Sailor Moon, musicals, and other cutesy Blerd tings.
Research interests: Black girlhood, Black femininity, Black visual culture.
Personal interests: Claudia 🧛🏾♀️, Cozy Black girl ish, Sailor Moon, musicals, and other cutesy Blerd tings.
Hey fam! I'm tryna generate interest for a research project at school on "That's So Raven" and Black millennial women, femmes, and NBs... any takers that wanna help out? ##BlackgirlPhD ##Blackmediastudies
May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hey fam! I'm tryna generate interest for a research project at school on "That's So Raven" and Black millennial women, femmes, and NBs... any takers that wanna help out? ##BlackgirlPhD ##Blackmediastudies
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Always bet on Black.
The 2025 Met Gala made cultural history and broke records.
This year’s gala raised an unprecedented $31 million, making it the most successful fundraiser in the Met’s history. Individual tickets reportedly cost $75,000, and tables start at $350,000. 🧵
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The 2025 Met Gala made cultural history and broke records.
This year’s gala raised an unprecedented $31 million, making it the most successful fundraiser in the Met’s history. Individual tickets reportedly cost $75,000, and tables start at $350,000. 🧵
Repost IG @essence
May 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Always bet on Black.
The 2025 Met Gala made cultural history and broke records.
This year’s gala raised an unprecedented $31 million, making it the most successful fundraiser in the Met’s history. Individual tickets reportedly cost $75,000, and tables start at $350,000. 🧵
Repost IG @essence
The 2025 Met Gala made cultural history and broke records.
This year’s gala raised an unprecedented $31 million, making it the most successful fundraiser in the Met’s history. Individual tickets reportedly cost $75,000, and tables start at $350,000. 🧵
Repost IG @essence
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
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👀 After 5pm? 🤣🥲
It’s 24/7 them titles don’t mean ish.
It’s 24/7 them titles don’t mean ish.
Watching your friends have serious job titles knowing how they act after 5 pm & on the wknds is the funniest thing 😂
February 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
👀 After 5pm? 🤣🥲
It’s 24/7 them titles don’t mean ish.
It’s 24/7 them titles don’t mean ish.
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Shamelessly adds meme to my collection
So sick of the 8.5x11s inserting themselves in Black conversations on here! Stay on your side. Yes this is segregation, no idgaf how you feel! #BlackSky
February 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Shamelessly adds meme to my collection
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NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.
February 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.
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ICYMI: my love for Black girls runs deep! Find out why 👇🏾
"Black girls do not have to be collateral damage in others’ evolution as people"
Check out the latest in our #BlackHistoryMonth blog series: a Q&A with @drariahalliday.bsky.social, author of BLACK GIRLS AND HOW WE FAIL THEM👇👇
uncpressblog.com/2025/02/12/q...
Check out the latest in our #BlackHistoryMonth blog series: a Q&A with @drariahalliday.bsky.social, author of BLACK GIRLS AND HOW WE FAIL THEM👇👇
uncpressblog.com/2025/02/12/q...
Q&A With Aria S. Halliday - UNC Press Blog
For Black History Month we've been highlighting our African American Studies books on the blog. Next up in our series is a Q&A with Aria S. Halliday, associate professor of gender and women’s studies ...
uncpressblog.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ICYMI: my love for Black girls runs deep! Find out why 👇🏾
CR: @kristenwarner.bsky.social's "ABC Scandal and Black Women's Fandom" for my TV Studies presentation on Tuesday.
February 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
CR: @kristenwarner.bsky.social's "ABC Scandal and Black Women's Fandom" for my TV Studies presentation on Tuesday.
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The blue is so rich I love it 😍😍😍😍
February 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The blue is so rich I love it 😍😍😍😍
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Terrible, terrible halftime show.
Nobody watched it. 😮💨😆😆😆😆
Nobody watched it. 😮💨😆😆😆😆
February 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Terrible, terrible halftime show.
Nobody watched it. 😮💨😆😆😆😆
Nobody watched it. 😮💨😆😆😆😆
CR: "Embracing Ratchet" by Racquel Gates and tryna figure out how I'm gonna talk about this as the only one in my TV seminar without saying joggers or quoting NeNe #BlackinPhD #Blackmediastudies
a woman in a pink dress is sitting on a couch holding a necklace and a ring .
Alt: NeNe in a pink dress is sitting on a couch and staring into the camera .
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
CR: "Embracing Ratchet" by Racquel Gates and tryna figure out how I'm gonna talk about this as the only one in my TV seminar without saying joggers or quoting NeNe #BlackinPhD #Blackmediastudies
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The symbolization of Black men posing as the American flag 😮💨made me immediately think about how America was built off of the backs of Black Americans
February 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The symbolization of Black men posing as the American flag 😮💨made me immediately think about how America was built off of the backs of Black Americans
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❗️👇🏾❗️
February 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
❗️👇🏾❗️
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SO MANY LAYERS.
Calling out the hypocrisy of the current political moment.
Elevating Black culture, especially BLACK LA.
Squid game references.
UNCLE SAM (JACKSON)
Serena crip walking
BLACK GRAND NATIONAL
40 acres and mule
KENDRICK BEING UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK HAPPENING DURING #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
Calling out the hypocrisy of the current political moment.
Elevating Black culture, especially BLACK LA.
Squid game references.
UNCLE SAM (JACKSON)
Serena crip walking
BLACK GRAND NATIONAL
40 acres and mule
KENDRICK BEING UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK HAPPENING DURING #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
a man wearing a black jacket and a white hat with the letter e on it
Alt: a man wearing a black jacket and a white hat with the letter e on it
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
SO MANY LAYERS.
Calling out the hypocrisy of the current political moment.
Elevating Black culture, especially BLACK LA.
Squid game references.
UNCLE SAM (JACKSON)
Serena crip walking
BLACK GRAND NATIONAL
40 acres and mule
KENDRICK BEING UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK HAPPENING DURING #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
Calling out the hypocrisy of the current political moment.
Elevating Black culture, especially BLACK LA.
Squid game references.
UNCLE SAM (JACKSON)
Serena crip walking
BLACK GRAND NATIONAL
40 acres and mule
KENDRICK BEING UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK HAPPENING DURING #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
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If I send you this just know I’m about to end you. #KendrickLamar
February 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If I send you this just know I’m about to end you. #KendrickLamar
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"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
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Serena!!!!
a woman is dancing on a tennis court with the words let 's move behind her
Alt: Serena is dancing on a tennis court with the words let 's move behind her
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Serena!!!!
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MUUUUUSSSSSSSSTTTTTAAAAARRRRRDDDD!!!!!!!!!
February 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
MUUUUUSSSSSSSSTTTTTAAAAARRRRRDDDD!!!!!!!!!
GAME OVER!
February 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
GAME OVER!
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Time for KendrickBowl! #SuperBowl
a man wearing a black jacket and a white t-shirt with a picture of a horse
Alt: Kendrick Lamar dancing in They Not Like Us video
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Time for KendrickBowl! #SuperBowl
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happy Whitney Day to all who truly celebrate.
🥂 to one of my fav articles by @danyelsmith.bsky.social
www.espn.com/espn/feature...
🥂 to one of my fav articles by @danyelsmith.bsky.social
www.espn.com/espn/feature...
From The Mag: The night Whitney won SBXXV
Ten days after the U.S. entered into war, Whitney Houston didn't just sing the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV -- she owned it. This is the story of her moment in time.
www.espn.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
happy Whitney Day to all who truly celebrate.
🥂 to one of my fav articles by @danyelsmith.bsky.social
www.espn.com/espn/feature...
🥂 to one of my fav articles by @danyelsmith.bsky.social
www.espn.com/espn/feature...