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🌍 Curtis Ladrillo Chamblee, M.A. | Afro-Filipino Scholar, Educator & Editor 📚 | Ph.D. Candidate @UofMemphis, researching Black masculinity, media & place 🎥 | Graduate Assistant @TheHooksInstitute for Social Change | Uplift Memphis, Uplift the Nation |
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This fire in me is not new. It is remembered. It is returned. And now—it is mine.
#HealingYear #AfroFilipino #Afroterroir #AncestralMemory #ResistanceIsInheritance
#HealingYear #AfroFilipino #Afroterroir #AncestralMemory #ResistanceIsInheritance
Today is the day. On Mom’s birthday 💛 I defend my dissertation:
Tell Me a Story About Home.
Thank you to everyone who’s poured into me.
Send up a prayer if you can.
Zoom (1–3 CST):
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#HealingYear #ForMom #AlmostDrChamblee
Tell Me a Story About Home.
Thank you to everyone who’s poured into me.
Send up a prayer if you can.
Zoom (1–3 CST):
us06web.zoom.us/j/8241791344...
#HealingYear #ForMom #AlmostDrChamblee
May 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today is the day. On Mom’s birthday 💛 I defend my dissertation:
Tell Me a Story About Home.
Thank you to everyone who’s poured into me.
Send up a prayer if you can.
Zoom (1–3 CST):
us06web.zoom.us/j/8241791344...
#HealingYear #ForMom #AlmostDrChamblee
Tell Me a Story About Home.
Thank you to everyone who’s poured into me.
Send up a prayer if you can.
Zoom (1–3 CST):
us06web.zoom.us/j/8241791344...
#HealingYear #ForMom #AlmostDrChamblee
In 24 hours, all roads converge—on Mom’s birthday.
Grief. Heartache. Every page, every prayer—it all leads to tomorrow, May 20, 1–3 CST.
This defense is for Mom, for Godiva, for every version of me that survived.
#DissertationDefense #HealingYear
Grief. Heartache. Every page, every prayer—it all leads to tomorrow, May 20, 1–3 CST.
This defense is for Mom, for Godiva, for every version of me that survived.
#DissertationDefense #HealingYear
May 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In 24 hours, all roads converge—on Mom’s birthday.
Grief. Heartache. Every page, every prayer—it all leads to tomorrow, May 20, 1–3 CST.
This defense is for Mom, for Godiva, for every version of me that survived.
#DissertationDefense #HealingYear
Grief. Heartache. Every page, every prayer—it all leads to tomorrow, May 20, 1–3 CST.
This defense is for Mom, for Godiva, for every version of me that survived.
#DissertationDefense #HealingYear
In less than 3 days, I defend my dissertation: Tell Me a Story About Home: Black Masculinity Through the Lens of Place, Relationships, and Discourse in the MCU.
This work asks: How do place, relationships, and discourse shape identity?
Almost Dr. Chamblee.
#HealingYear #DissertationDefense
This work asks: How do place, relationships, and discourse shape identity?
Almost Dr. Chamblee.
#HealingYear #DissertationDefense
May 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In less than 3 days, I defend my dissertation: Tell Me a Story About Home: Black Masculinity Through the Lens of Place, Relationships, and Discourse in the MCU.
This work asks: How do place, relationships, and discourse shape identity?
Almost Dr. Chamblee.
#HealingYear #DissertationDefense
This work asks: How do place, relationships, and discourse shape identity?
Almost Dr. Chamblee.
#HealingYear #DissertationDefense
Call for Submissions
Uplift Memphis – Uplift the Nation
Seeking 700–1000-word essays, poetry & reflections on joy, justice & survival. How are we sustaining ourselves and protecting our peace?
email me at: c.chamblee@memphis.edu
More info: wp.me/pcNLga-m0
Rolling deadline. Let’s uplift each other.
Uplift Memphis – Uplift the Nation
Seeking 700–1000-word essays, poetry & reflections on joy, justice & survival. How are we sustaining ourselves and protecting our peace?
email me at: c.chamblee@memphis.edu
More info: wp.me/pcNLga-m0
Rolling deadline. Let’s uplift each other.
In the Middle of the Map: An Afro-Filipino Reflection for AAPI Heritage Month
May is AAPI Heritage Month, a time meant to celebrate the richness, resilience, and range of Asian American and Pacific Islander identities. And yet, for those of us who live in the liminal spaces …
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May 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Call for Submissions
Uplift Memphis – Uplift the Nation
Seeking 700–1000-word essays, poetry & reflections on joy, justice & survival. How are we sustaining ourselves and protecting our peace?
email me at: c.chamblee@memphis.edu
More info: wp.me/pcNLga-m0
Rolling deadline. Let’s uplift each other.
Uplift Memphis – Uplift the Nation
Seeking 700–1000-word essays, poetry & reflections on joy, justice & survival. How are we sustaining ourselves and protecting our peace?
email me at: c.chamblee@memphis.edu
More info: wp.me/pcNLga-m0
Rolling deadline. Let’s uplift each other.
This fire in me is not new. It is remembered. It is returned. And now—it is mine.
#HealingYear #AfroFilipino #Afroterroir #AncestralMemory #ResistanceIsInheritance
#HealingYear #AfroFilipino #Afroterroir #AncestralMemory #ResistanceIsInheritance
May 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This fire in me is not new. It is remembered. It is returned. And now—it is mine.
#HealingYear #AfroFilipino #Afroterroir #AncestralMemory #ResistanceIsInheritance
#HealingYear #AfroFilipino #Afroterroir #AncestralMemory #ResistanceIsInheritance
Hey y'all here is my Hooks Uplift Memphis, Uplift the Nation Post on my identity as Afro-Filipino and what it means to me during AAPI Month.
wp.me/pcNLga-m0
wp.me/pcNLga-m0
In the Middle of the Map: An Afro-Filipino Reflection for AAPI Heritage Month
May is AAPI Heritage Month, a time meant to celebrate the richness, resilience, and range of Asian American and Pacific Islander identities. And yet, for those of us who live in the liminal spaces …
wp.me
May 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hey y'all here is my Hooks Uplift Memphis, Uplift the Nation Post on my identity as Afro-Filipino and what it means to me during AAPI Month.
wp.me/pcNLga-m0
wp.me/pcNLga-m0
TELL ME A STORY ABOUT HOME
Black masculinity, place, and legacy in the MCU.
Zoom registration:
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This is for the ancestors, the mentors, and Godiva.
Grief, growth, and purpose—all in this moment.
#DissertationDefense #AfroFilipinoScholar #MCU #LegacyWork #HealingYear
Black masculinity, place, and legacy in the MCU.
Zoom registration:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This is for the ancestors, the mentors, and Godiva.
Grief, growth, and purpose—all in this moment.
#DissertationDefense #AfroFilipinoScholar #MCU #LegacyWork #HealingYear
May 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
TELL ME A STORY ABOUT HOME
Black masculinity, place, and legacy in the MCU.
Zoom registration:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This is for the ancestors, the mentors, and Godiva.
Grief, growth, and purpose—all in this moment.
#DissertationDefense #AfroFilipinoScholar #MCU #LegacyWork #HealingYear
Black masculinity, place, and legacy in the MCU.
Zoom registration:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This is for the ancestors, the mentors, and Godiva.
Grief, growth, and purpose—all in this moment.
#DissertationDefense #AfroFilipinoScholar #MCU #LegacyWork #HealingYear
I research how media constructs & circulates Black masculinity & identity. I teach to awaken, mentor to uplift, and carry the archive forward. Portal. Carrier. Scholar.
March 31, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I research how media constructs & circulates Black masculinity & identity. I teach to awaken, mentor to uplift, and carry the archive forward. Portal. Carrier. Scholar.
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Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
What part of FAFO is this?
What part of FAFO is this?
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say
At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
What part of FAFO is this?
What part of FAFO is this?
What happened to basic manners?!
In the last week:
I had stomach issues
Someone spit their drink on me (seriously?!)
Today, a student coughed without covering their mouth;
Now my throat is starting to feel scratchy. WHY?! Y’all, cover your mouths when you cough and sneeze! It’s not hard!
In the last week:
I had stomach issues
Someone spit their drink on me (seriously?!)
Today, a student coughed without covering their mouth;
Now my throat is starting to feel scratchy. WHY?! Y’all, cover your mouths when you cough and sneeze! It’s not hard!
February 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What happened to basic manners?!
In the last week:
I had stomach issues
Someone spit their drink on me (seriously?!)
Today, a student coughed without covering their mouth;
Now my throat is starting to feel scratchy. WHY?! Y’all, cover your mouths when you cough and sneeze! It’s not hard!
In the last week:
I had stomach issues
Someone spit their drink on me (seriously?!)
Today, a student coughed without covering their mouth;
Now my throat is starting to feel scratchy. WHY?! Y’all, cover your mouths when you cough and sneeze! It’s not hard!
I will always celebrate Black History Month!
February 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I will always celebrate Black History Month!
Also, Snoop, Nelly I'm just disappointed.
January 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Also, Snoop, Nelly I'm just disappointed.
Feeling a bit melancholy today. I am choosing to honorDr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s today—his life is a reminder of the progress we've made and the work that still lies ahead. Reflecting on the weight of these moments and the dreams that continue to push us forward.
#MLKDay #Reflections
#MLKDay #Reflections
January 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Feeling a bit melancholy today. I am choosing to honorDr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s today—his life is a reminder of the progress we've made and the work that still lies ahead. Reflecting on the weight of these moments and the dreams that continue to push us forward.
#MLKDay #Reflections
#MLKDay #Reflections
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ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.
January 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.
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Dear #AFAM professors,
I have moved to Substack. This post will always be free to view.
Please update your curriculum link for this
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
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#Blacksky #HigherEd #JamesBaldwin
I have moved to Substack. This post will always be free to view.
Please update your curriculum link for this
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
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#Blacksky #HigherEd #JamesBaldwin
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
Following the video is my own transcript of James Baldwin's famed 1965 debate speech at Cambridge University's Union Hall.
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January 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Dear #AFAM professors,
I have moved to Substack. This post will always be free to view.
Please update your curriculum link for this
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
open.substack.com/pub/rimarega...
#Blacksky #HigherEd #JamesBaldwin
I have moved to Substack. This post will always be free to view.
Please update your curriculum link for this
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
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#Blacksky #HigherEd #JamesBaldwin
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"Alexandria Russell illuminates the process of memorialization while placing African American women at the center of memorials they brought into being and others constructed in their honor." -- @illinoispress.bsky.social
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January 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Alexandria Russell illuminates the process of memorialization while placing African American women at the center of memorials they brought into being and others constructed in their honor." -- @illinoispress.bsky.social
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
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Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a…
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December 27, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
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"Rooted in sometimes artful but often ham-handed borrowing of various African traditions, the holiday is one of the many bridges Black Americans tried to build between themselves and the African homeland of their imagination."
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Why Kwanzaa Is Great (Gift Article)
There’s something uniquely American in both its wanton borrowing from existing tradition and its naked admission of artificiality.
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December 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM
"Rooted in sometimes artful but often ham-handed borrowing of various African traditions, the holiday is one of the many bridges Black Americans tried to build between themselves and the African homeland of their imagination."
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/s...
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"Referring to donors who had walked away, N’sangou said, “I think that they just absolutely never did mean that Black lives matter. They were willing to use it for their political gain, and it makes me sick."
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Defunding Dissent
Philanthropists have quietly withdrawn funding from grassroots groups that spoke out for Gaza, imperiling a broad range of social justice movements.
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December 27, 2024 at 1:58 PM
"Referring to donors who had walked away, N’sangou said, “I think that they just absolutely never did mean that Black lives matter. They were willing to use it for their political gain, and it makes me sick."
jewishcurrents.org/defunding-di...
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December 26, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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