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marilyn grell-brisk. cis. she/her
@grellmary.bsky.social
Mom. Teacher. Black Study Scholar.
Made me stop this morning in deep gratitude for life, family, friends, collaborators, co-conspirators! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🫶🏾
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Got home from a long day of teaching (one of the classes is a three-hour seminar on social movements & organizing) to find “Read This When Things Fall Apart - Letters to Activists in Crisis. It couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Shared the letter from KHayes that came w/the book w/students. 🙏🏾🫶🏾
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Sounds like the essence of keyhole gardening which originates in Lesotho.

transjardins.org/alternative-...
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Reading this book: Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White and it’s blowing my mind.
It’s completely insane, messy, and gut wrenching!

Who else has read this?
October 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As a vegetarian from the Caribbean, this is my version of accra. I made it with zucchini instead of saltfish.
#vegetarian #zucchini #comfortfood #caribbean
September 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today more than ever I wish it would rain. One of those cleansing Caribbean downpours; for like an hour; followed by a bright sun, clean air, and a nice breeze.

Sigh.
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Post your prom photos!
July 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
June 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Garden is small but it still works.
June 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Museum.
There’s no other.
June 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Iris growing in the hedge.

“No matter how hard you try, you can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try, you can't stop me now
Can't stop me man
No matter how hard, you better go hard
So hard, if you gonna try and stop me now
I be ruckus to rhythm like the blocks be wild”
June 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Cheers!
May 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🎶Black black roses in my garden!
To keep and care it you got to water it
Got to keep the earth so cool
'Cause something special is in my garden🎶
May 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just finished The Changeling by Victor LaValle.
I’ve been on a LaValle kick for a minute and this is my fourth in a couple of months.
For the first time, I am satisfied with the ending LaValle wrote.😁

*image from Deadline
May 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Happy Mother’s Day, Kim!
May 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
All I can think of is Super Milk Chan screaming at ole Pete😭🤣
April 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Timeline cleanse.
March 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Empowering Cities and Communities as Human Rights Defenders: Global tools and strategies

Thurs: March 13, 6:00 PM Eastern/ 3:00 PM Pacific Time

Registration: tinyurl.com/HRCitiesWebinar
March 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
When I say I am bummed I won’t get to see @chanda.bsky.social’s lecture this week… 😔 Sending my students tho.

As a CMC alum, this is amazing considering how culturally & politically conservative this place this.

& as faculty at Pitzer, well… I’m just jealous we couldn’t bring her to our campus.
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hmmm 🤔
Where have I heard that type of argument before?
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Are you going to be at ISA next week?
Check out our audience participatory panel, Strategizing to cultivate a community of activists scholars within and beyond ISA.
Tuesday, March 4, at 1:45pm!

#ISA2025 #ActivistScholarship
February 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Borrowed from @ intersectionall over on ig.
Some of my favs.
February 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Borrowed from @ intersectionall over on ig.
Some of my favs.
February 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Borrowed from @ intersectionall over on ig.
Some of my favs.
February 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM