Sharla Berry
@sharlaberry.bsky.social
Higher education professional, dessert lover, occasional yogi.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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This will be my thread for thoughts while reading Disabling Intelligences by @fractalecho.bsky.social this week.
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This will be my thread for thoughts while reading Disabling Intelligences by @fractalecho.bsky.social this week.
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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I knew Kodak had a history of pollution, but this read goes much deeper than that and into their work for the military!
Buoyed by a retro revival, Kodak's dark environmental past is coming to light
A snapshot of Kodak’s long history includes cameras, military contracts, and decades of pollution and environmental degradation.
grist.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I knew Kodak had a history of pollution, but this read goes much deeper than that and into their work for the military!
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Views | The exodus of 300,000 Black women from the workforce is not just a labor statistic—it is the latest reminder that civil rights remain unfinished, and that silence cannot be its price.
Rule 56: An Appeal for Justice from the Margins
In higher education, Black women are showcased on websites and brochures yet undermined in daily practice. Research confirms we are disproportionately bullied, mobbed, and harassed.
www.diverseeducation.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Views | The exodus of 300,000 Black women from the workforce is not just a labor statistic—it is the latest reminder that civil rights remain unfinished, and that silence cannot be its price.
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My son is taking a college class where students use an AI tool to review their own (ungraded) assignments.
The tool turns out to make elementary math mistakes, including telling him his correct answer was wrong.
I use LLMs in my work but boy do I keep failing to see their educational value.
The tool turns out to make elementary math mistakes, including telling him his correct answer was wrong.
I use LLMs in my work but boy do I keep failing to see their educational value.
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My son is taking a college class where students use an AI tool to review their own (ungraded) assignments.
The tool turns out to make elementary math mistakes, including telling him his correct answer was wrong.
I use LLMs in my work but boy do I keep failing to see their educational value.
The tool turns out to make elementary math mistakes, including telling him his correct answer was wrong.
I use LLMs in my work but boy do I keep failing to see their educational value.
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Happy Labor Day! Time to put some #sociology to work (a thread):
⭐ "Black Women and the Anti-Work Movement," by @sharlaberry.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
⭐ "To the Moon: Hype and Start-Up Work," by Patrick Sheehan
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
⭐ "Black Women and the Anti-Work Movement," by @sharlaberry.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
⭐ "To the Moon: Hype and Start-Up Work," by Patrick Sheehan
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
September 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
check it out!
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My city is currently being marketed for data centers.
They are calling it “VIRGINIA'S I-64 INNOVATION CORRIDOR:
RICHMOND REGION AND HAMPTON ROADS
The World's Next Global Internet Hub”
They are calling it “VIRGINIA'S I-64 INNOVATION CORRIDOR:
RICHMOND REGION AND HAMPTON ROADS
The World's Next Global Internet Hub”
a woman in a leather jacket is sitting in a classroom with her finger on her forehead .
ALT: a woman in a leather jacket is sitting in a classroom with her finger on her forehead .
media.tenor.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My city is currently being marketed for data centers.
They are calling it “VIRGINIA'S I-64 INNOVATION CORRIDOR:
RICHMOND REGION AND HAMPTON ROADS
The World's Next Global Internet Hub”
They are calling it “VIRGINIA'S I-64 INNOVATION CORRIDOR:
RICHMOND REGION AND HAMPTON ROADS
The World's Next Global Internet Hub”
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I think that people in this country really need to push themselves to be more social and to combat this avoidance culture that has arisen over the past 2 decades and has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Should I go to this dinner with friends?
Nah, I should just stay home to play video games.
Should I go to this dinner with friends?
Nah, I should just stay home to play video games.
August 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I think that people in this country really need to push themselves to be more social and to combat this avoidance culture that has arisen over the past 2 decades and has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Should I go to this dinner with friends?
Nah, I should just stay home to play video games.
Should I go to this dinner with friends?
Nah, I should just stay home to play video games.
Good morning #ASA2025 . I'll be on a wonderful panel today about life without a job. I'll be exploring how Black women on YouTube express anti-work sentiment, and how they leave formal employment. Join us at 10am today.
August 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good morning #ASA2025 . I'll be on a wonderful panel today about life without a job. I'll be exploring how Black women on YouTube express anti-work sentiment, and how they leave formal employment. Join us at 10am today.
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TODAY in DETROIT! blackzinefair.org/detroit/
August 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
TODAY in DETROIT! blackzinefair.org/detroit/
Hey y'all, check out my latest publication... it's a fun one about race/gender/age and educational attainment. I'll do a thread another day, but for now, here it is!
It’s so cool reading “I don’t dream of labor: Black millennial women with PhDs talk about work” in QSE & seeing my work grounding the lit review & @srtoliver.bsky.social’s genius in the methodology.
The UGA qual dept exec produced a lot of genius in the 2010s.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The UGA qual dept exec produced a lot of genius in the 2010s.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I don’t dream of labor: Black millennial women with PhDs talk about work
In the wake of the pandemic, discussions of burnout, rest, and work-life balance have animated public discourse. While experiences vary by race, sex, and educational attainment, few studies have ex...
www.tandfonline.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hey y'all, check out my latest publication... it's a fun one about race/gender/age and educational attainment. I'll do a thread another day, but for now, here it is!
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A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of teachers report using AI weekly, according to a recent survey.
Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently.
A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of teachers report using AI weekly, according to a recent survey.
bit.ly
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of teachers report using AI weekly, according to a recent survey.
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“Inside the heel of the shoe, a small insert can be lifted to reveal the compartment. Then, parents can track the location of their child — or, at least their child’s shoes.”
Skechers is making kids' shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment | TechCrunch
Skechers launches kids' shoes with built-in AirTag holder.
techcrunch.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“Inside the heel of the shoe, a small insert can be lifted to reveal the compartment. Then, parents can track the location of their child — or, at least their child’s shoes.”
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Print is a rent strike.
July 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Print is a rent strike.
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Happy #Juneteenth! This is your loud reminder that the only policy that completely closes the racial wealth gap is REPARATIONS!
According to Drs. Sandy Darity and Kristen Mullen, giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 closes the racial wealth gap. #econsky #blacksky
According to Drs. Sandy Darity and Kristen Mullen, giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 closes the racial wealth gap. #econsky #blacksky
June 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy #Juneteenth! This is your loud reminder that the only policy that completely closes the racial wealth gap is REPARATIONS!
According to Drs. Sandy Darity and Kristen Mullen, giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 closes the racial wealth gap. #econsky #blacksky
According to Drs. Sandy Darity and Kristen Mullen, giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 closes the racial wealth gap. #econsky #blacksky
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“These are the things that organize global commerce? Run governments? Fly planes? My second-grade soccer team was more carefully recruited and managed.” @lclaberge.bsky.social
Her Job Was Real. So Why Did Her Work Feel So Fake?
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“These are the things that organize global commerce? Run governments? Fly planes? My second-grade soccer team was more carefully recruited and managed.” @lclaberge.bsky.social
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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
www.bloomberg.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
What ever happened to Medium? How did substack replace it as the writer's platform of choice?
April 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What ever happened to Medium? How did substack replace it as the writer's platform of choice?
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I know it is Friday, but I felt that this story wasn't getting enough press—again, there's a lot going on—but therapists in LA went on a hunger strike! Because Kaiser wouldn't come to the table for 6 months, and because they've recklessly automated crucial parts of the mental healthcare system.
April 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I know it is Friday, but I felt that this story wasn't getting enough press—again, there's a lot going on—but therapists in LA went on a hunger strike! Because Kaiser wouldn't come to the table for 6 months, and because they've recklessly automated crucial parts of the mental healthcare system.
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⏰🏃♂️Hurry! One week left to read, download, and share @contexts.org's Winter issue for free at journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/1 -- So much fresh #Sociology, from men's marital affairs to Black women and the anti-work movement, grief and gun violence to the 2024 U.S. presidential election!
March 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
⏰🏃♂️Hurry! One week left to read, download, and share @contexts.org's Winter issue for free at journals.sagepub.com/toc/ctxa/24/1 -- So much fresh #Sociology, from men's marital affairs to Black women and the anti-work movement, grief and gun violence to the 2024 U.S. presidential election!