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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

"Ballerina Aesha Ash wandering around inner city Rochester breaking the stereotypes about women of color and to inspire young kids."

its a picture of a ballerina teaching future young ballerinas!!!

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · 12d

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · 18d

Great interview!

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · 20d

They send you the page proofs in a few weeks for final review, but essentially warn you that changing the pagination with edits is a crime comparable to high treason.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · 27d

My retired mother volunteers at a library and today she was excited to share that someone returned two books: Mine and another about Justice Sotomayor. These are the things that make my little nerd heart smile.

Two books. One about supreme court Justice Sotomayor and the othe This is Our Freedom by Geniece Mondé.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · 28d

This is the way. There's too much going on. We might as well have our favorite cereals. I don't even correct loved ones when they pronounce the "l" in salmon anymore. We're all just trying to survive.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yeah, it is. It would be drizzling
*ICE* and folks would be jogging in Cambridge. I only knew this because I'd watch them from my seat in a warm restaurant.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm always amazed (and deeply grateful) when I consider what elders bravely faced when they were still adolescents.

Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83

www.nytimes.com

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Sep 1

Pray for ya girl.🫠 I might have to break my "no going to the office on Saturday" rule for the first time, but this book is worth it. I'm excited to share it soon.

Image to two thumbs up above water indicating that one is pretending to be ok while stressed and overwhelmed.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 31

"My lived experience makes me a better scientist. It sharpens my research. It deepens my compassion. It fuels my teaching.
I’ve faced parole boards and dissertation committees. I’ve survived prison, rejection, and structural racism. I’m not afraid of grant panels, or of students who need grace."

How I Went From Prison to Tenure

What if we saw incarceration not as a liability, but as a credential?

www.chronicle.com

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 24

Finished this yesterday and WOW!!! These characters are so well developed, and the plot structure works so well. From beginning to end, this book was satisfying, complex, and tender. It's definitely in my top 3 books for the year.

Colorful book cover titled Vanishing Half

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hummingbirds always bring me such joy. I captured this little guy this week by one of my flowered plants.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Aug 15

Unsolicited Writing Advice, no. 3214566:
Trying to follow writing trends is usually a waste of time. By the time you can see them, they're over. Instead, just write what you love. Write it as well as you can, and wait. Don't be afraid to be different. One day, maybe, you'll be the trend.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 13

When i was in my 20s ( 2010s) I used to wonder why older women had makeup looks that were popular in the early 1990s. Now I get it. My makeup look will forever be a time capsule of whatever "easy soft glam" is (that was what i searched in YouTube. I'm not learning any new tricks in my 40s.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 13

I was able to complete one more book before my time is consumed with teaching prep, grading, and writing. This book detailed heavy and painful experiences, yet, the women's wit and candor made me laugh loud. The author centered Southern Black women and their lives.

Image of 3 Black women set against a colorful background.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 11

I have a 9 and 6 year old (boys). It only gets louder.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 9

Relieved to see that tea (with caffeine) is also included!

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 6

Fun fact (pejorative): I and other Black women often commiserate on the fact that in some contexts we're assumed to be competent & responsible (so we receive little to no mentorship), yet infantalized when we're told that we need to meet benchmarks we've already exceeded. Super fun!

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Aug 6

Happy Jamaican Independence!

On August 6, 1962, Jamaica officially became independent from British rule. My parents still recount how they and other children dressed in all white and paraded through their town to mark the occasion.

We likkle but we tallawah! (We're small but mighty) 🇯🇲

Jamaican flag with Jamaican Independence Day written

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Gregory A. Hargreaves @bordergroves.bsky.social · Aug 1

Academics on August 1st

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Jul 31

Enjoying tonight's thunderstorm while sitting in my screened porch.

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Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Jul 25

I just watched the trailer. The casting matches the character description.

Geniece Mondé, PhD @geniecemonde.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today, on what would have been Emmett Till's 84th birthday, I'm sharing one of my favorite poems by Eve Ewing.

I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store.

By Eve Ewing

looking over the plums, one by one
lifting each to his eyes and
turning it slowly, a little earth,
checking the smooth skin for pockmarks
and rot, or signs of unkind days or people,
then sliding them gently into the plastic.
whistling softly, reaching with a slim, woolen arm
into the cart, he first balanced them over the wire
before realizing the danger of bruising
and lifting them back out, cradling them
in the crook of his elbow until
something harder could take that bottom space.

I knew him from his hat, one of those
fine porkpie numbers they used to sell
on Roosevelt Road. it had lost its feather but
he had carefully folded a dollar bill
and slid it between the ribbon and the felt
and it stood at attention. he wore his money.
upright and strong, he was already to the checkout
by the time I caught up with him. I called out his name
and he spun like a dancer, candy bar in hand,
looked at me quizzically for a moment before
remembering my face. he smiled. well
hello young lady

hello, so chilly today
should have worn my warm coat like you

yes so cool for August in Chicago

how are things going for you

oh he sighed and put the candy on the belt
it goes, it goes.

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