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Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D.

@jennifermgomez-phd.bsky.social

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Black Feminist Trauma Researcher/Associate Prof Boston University SSW (https://www.bu.edu/ssw/profile/jennifer-m-gomez/); The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls book, https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/cultural-betrayal/ https://jmgomez.org

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Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. @jennifermgomez-phd.bsky.social · Jan 25

I wrote from my soul self: frustration, pain, & hope for a better world in which the horrors against Black women of today won't continue to tomorrow

@ISSTD always has been a haven of humanity

This recognition is perhaps the greatest of not just my career but my life

Thank You

Two pictures from the 2024 ISSTD Awards Ceremony where I won the Frank W Putnam award for outstanding book for The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls: A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse

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Pris Bampoh @bampshi.bsky.social · Aug 3

Quick #Sinners art, because I still looove this film

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Rep. Veronica Escobar @repescobar.bsky.social · Jul 31

After I was denied entry to an ICE facility in my district, many of you said social media posts weren’t enough. You’re right.

Here’s what’s next.

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Jul 31

In good news, the Massachusetts governor is proposing a $400 Million investment in research to offset some of the Trump cuts.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...

Healey unveils $400 million plan to bolster research under fire from Trump - The Boston Globe

Amid cuts from the federal government, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey filed a bill to inject $400 million into research and development projects.

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Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. @jennifermgomez-phd.bsky.social · Jul 26

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bett...

Why Institutions Retreating From DEI Can Feel Like Betrayal

Institutional betrayal is omnipresent, but so is institutional courage. We can support marginalized communities even during turmoil.

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Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. @jennifermgomez-phd.bsky.social · Jun 29

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Firebird Returns 2026

YouTube video by Dance Theatre of Harlem

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 16

Judge Young says he has concerns about discrimination against race, sexual orientation, and potentially women in this case. He asks if the plaintiffs will bring this up.

Plaintiffs say the Public Health Service Act dictates that advancing the health of minorities and women is mandated by Congress.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · May 22

Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy:

"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?

Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · May 8

A US judge to govt lawyers defending the NIH's grant terminations:

"I understand the administration is against DEI. Respectfully, I just don't know what you mean. This isn't a teasing question. There has to be some working definition.

This is research to advance healthcare for all our citizens."

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Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. @jennifermgomez-phd.bsky.social · Jun 26

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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · Jun 20

All I Did Was Look Up is my original watercolor I painted to depict the expansive night sky, trees and stars and northern lights. Always magical. Never boring. It makes me feel connected.

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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · Jun 20

Hi! My name is Monica and I'm a landscape painter from Canada 🇨🇦
This is my art, let me know what you think!

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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · Jun 20

Thank you, Dodgers! LA is standing strong for our immigrant neighbors.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jun 20

BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jun 21

Mahmoud Khalil has been released.

Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from federal immigration detention. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday after 104 days ...

apnews.com

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Jun 20

#BookSky

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · Jun 19

We’ve got some great virtual options here!

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Jun 19

I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
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Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims

ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jun 20

ICE's increasingly aggressive tactics are unacceptable and dangerous. They do not make us any safer.

I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.

Warren, Markey call for probe into ‘escalating aggression’ by federal agents in immigration raids - The Boston Globe

The Massachusetts senators called for the investigation in a letter sent Wednesday to the US Department of Homeland Security.

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@Bhutan @damchey.bsky.social · Jun 20

Juneteenth celebrates freedom & Black culture, marking the end of slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865. Honor history, unity, and progress.

Read More: internationalnewss.exblog.jp/33688229/

#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #BlackHistory #Emancipation #CelebrateFreedom #CulturalHeritage

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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · Jun 19

Opal Lee is an American activist who helped make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday.

She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth.”

On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S. 475, making Juneteenth the eleventh federal holiday.

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OF △ @tncts.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Juneteenth! 💖💙💜✨
(Illustration for Block/Square from 2023)

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jun 19

Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!