DON’T MY HAIR IN THE LIBRARY! EXPOSING HAIR MICROGRESSIONS IN #uklibraries #academiclibraries

#blacklibrarians #libraryracism #mysogynoire

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#HAIRMICROAGRESSIONS EXPERIENCED BY UK #BLACK #ACADEMICLIBRARIANS AVAILABLE TO READ NOW lnkd.in/e-qbcVE3

Today, I had the honor of virtually speaking in Texas on “The Power of Designing the Unseen: Indigenous Wisdom in Action. It was important for me to communicate #hope to design students currently living under the Trump administration many of whom are facing the threat of mass deportation.

polite reminder : If your commitment to equity doesn’t extend to all oppressed people, then it’s just performative—no better than the ‘allies’ you critique #DEI

Gave my CV a little rebrand today 🩷! It highlights my #EDI experiences, but more importantly, it reflects my ongoing mission: to bring creatives, academics, and scholars together to spark new and radical change. 🩷 linktr.ee/naomilasmith

LIBRARIES ARE TOXIC THE TRUTH ABOUT WHY I LEFT MY TOXIC JOB TO BECOME A FULL TIME CONTENT CREATOR just hit 1k views 😊🪐 This mission is bigger than me. It’s about fostering conversations, breaking stigmas, and making a real impact in this matrix we navigate daily. 🩷 lnkd.in/e_RXUUCi

GET OVER IT, NAOMI!
Hair touching? GET OVER IT!
Feeling both othered and hyper-visible yet invisible and unheard? GET OVER IT!
Always being the one ‘volunteered’ to lead #EDI work? GET OVER IT!
#microaggressions I experienced forced me to walk away from librarianship. watch here
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In 2025, we need to move beyond performative #diversity’ initiatives and start centering anti-racism in #academiclibraries. Because this is what happens when we don’t:

“Naomi’s words are a gut punch [librarians] need to hear

I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video

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Life update: I AM HAVING MY FIRST BLACKANDGOLDEDUCATION #CritLib community event & #fundraiser next month !!!

💛 Discussing #bellhooks & raising awareness about #Congo 📱 #CritLibvsTech

join me for an immersive afternoon of healing, power & resistance app.promotix.com/events/details…

Yesterday I was invited to the @CILIPinfo forum Shaping the Future : LIS Research @Cambridge_Uni to discuss critical areas for #library practitioners to engage in research for the future. As it’s clear from my keffiyeh I will be arguing for more powerful & accountable #critlib 🍉

#resistantknowledges #crtc workshop in York was a beautiful experience. Some pertinent questions were asked to invite critical reflective thought self, communal and institutional healing 💟

#yorkstjohn #york #decolonial

What can librarians do? 🇵🇸 #critlib #critinfolit

This is why I did not mind being awarded ‘#CILIP125’. I always struggle with the performative nature of the #library sector and the lack of true deconstruction of hegemonic ideas and organisational values. There are very few like #BenjaminZephaniah. May your influence continue 🖤🌹

How I’m coping with work - genocide balance through #selfcare #communitycare and #radicalhope