Naomi L.A ‘Baudelaire’ Smith
@naomilasmith.bsky.social
A librarian who left the profession due to racism —now a global DEI Consultant.
Founder of blackandgoldeducation.org | die4artbynaomi.com
Content Creator | Workshop Facilitator | Public Speaker
Let’s work together🧚🏽♂️ ✨
https://linktr.ee/naomilasmith
Founder of blackandgoldeducation.org | die4artbynaomi.com
Content Creator | Workshop Facilitator | Public Speaker
Let’s work together🧚🏽♂️ ✨
https://linktr.ee/naomilasmith
DON’T MY HAIR IN THE LIBRARY! EXPOSING HAIR MICROGRESSIONS IN #uklibraries #academiclibraries
#blacklibrarians #libraryracism #mysogynoire
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#blacklibrarians #libraryracism #mysogynoire
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August 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
DON’T MY HAIR IN THE LIBRARY! EXPOSING HAIR MICROGRESSIONS IN #uklibraries #academiclibraries
#blacklibrarians #libraryracism #mysogynoire
SHARE TODAY: open.substack.com/pub/naomibau...
#blacklibrarians #libraryracism #mysogynoire
SHARE TODAY: open.substack.com/pub/naomibau...
#HAIRMICROAGRESSIONS EXPERIENCED BY UK #BLACK #ACADEMICLIBRARIANS AVAILABLE TO READ NOW lnkd.in/e-qbcVE3
August 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#HAIRMICROAGRESSIONS EXPERIENCED BY UK #BLACK #ACADEMICLIBRARIANS AVAILABLE TO READ NOW lnkd.in/e-qbcVE3
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The U.K. is a police state
July 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The U.K. is a police state
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Gaza is now single deadliest conflict for journalists in history.
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
July 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Gaza is now single deadliest conflict for journalists in history.
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide.
“One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad.
#Gaza
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I’ve recently been blessed with a grant and am now in the early stages of creating a small community library and running workshops for people who’ve never truly felt welcomed in traditional literary spaces. My goal is to build something different—open, empowering, and radically inclusive.
July 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve recently been blessed with a grant and am now in the early stages of creating a small community library and running workshops for people who’ve never truly felt welcomed in traditional literary spaces. My goal is to build something different—open, empowering, and radically inclusive.
I’ve recently been blessed with a grant and am now in the early stages of creating a small community library and running workshops for people who’ve never truly felt welcomed in traditional literary spaces. My goal is to build something different—open, empowering, and radically inclusive.
July 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve recently been blessed with a grant and am now in the early stages of creating a small community library and running workshops for people who’ve never truly felt welcomed in traditional literary spaces. My goal is to build something different—open, empowering, and radically inclusive.
I’m now an author! Yesterday I released an ebook called 1234 Open This Door! Unlocking New Knowledge, Power & Creative Freedom. It is a 67-page guide, designed to help you break free from limiting beliefs and reconnect with the truth of who you really are www.die4artbynaomi.com/shop
Welcome to DIE4ART: A Creative, Educational Agency specialising in PR related to Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Education (DIE) to help brands, creatives and influencers discuss controversial topic...
www.die4artbynaomi.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I’m now an author! Yesterday I released an ebook called 1234 Open This Door! Unlocking New Knowledge, Power & Creative Freedom. It is a 67-page guide, designed to help you break free from limiting beliefs and reconnect with the truth of who you really are www.die4artbynaomi.com/shop
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'Cataloguing the Empire: Classification as a Colonial Project' by @gabriellapreyes.bsky.social. How classification systems uphold colonial knowledge structures & contribute to epistemicideas as they disregard indigenous knowledges. journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... #DeweyDecimal #LCSH #Libraries
Cataloguing the Empire: Classification as Colonial Project
| Catalogue and Index
journals.cilip.org.uk
April 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'Cataloguing the Empire: Classification as a Colonial Project' by @gabriellapreyes.bsky.social. How classification systems uphold colonial knowledge structures & contribute to epistemicideas as they disregard indigenous knowledges. journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... #DeweyDecimal #LCSH #Libraries
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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.
April 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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.
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.
April 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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
April 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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
I’m returning to a library - to speak alongside a fantastic lineup of women, on a topic I’m deeply passionate about: #mindset and how it connects to my personal journey, broader #decolonial agendas, and #Indigenous worldviews.
Tickets are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-wel... #mentalhealth
Tickets are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-wel... #mentalhealth
Women's Wellbeing Summit 2025
Come along to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May) with us! Empower. Connect. Thrive.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I’m returning to a library - to speak alongside a fantastic lineup of women, on a topic I’m deeply passionate about: #mindset and how it connects to my personal journey, broader #decolonial agendas, and #Indigenous worldviews.
Tickets are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-wel... #mentalhealth
Tickets are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-wel... #mentalhealth
www.blackandgoldeducation.org my new website :)
Black and Gold Education
www.blackandgoldeducation.org
February 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
www.blackandgoldeducation.org my new website :)
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
January 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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
I sat down with Rodney Edward Freeman Jr. to discuss the need for #selfcare This convo is part of a larger project capturing the experiences of #BlackLibrarian that has been featured on Good Morning America!
youtu.be/sL5YU_aV5pM?...
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Prioritizing Self-Care in Librarianship
YouTube video by Are You a Librarian?
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January 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I sat down with Rodney Edward Freeman Jr. to discuss the need for #selfcare This convo is part of a larger project capturing the experiences of #BlackLibrarian that has been featured on Good Morning America!
youtu.be/sL5YU_aV5pM?...
youtu.be/sL5YU_aV5pM?...
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
December 28, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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
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“Naomi’s words are a gut punch [librarians] need to hear
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
December 16, 2024 at 4:29 PM
“Naomi’s words are a gut punch [librarians] need to hear
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
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
🔗 lnkd.in/e6qXi_76
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
🔗 lnkd.in/e6qXi_76
December 18, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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
🔗 lnkd.in/e6qXi_76
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
🔗 lnkd.in/e6qXi_76
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2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
Libraries are Toxic! The Truth About Why I left my Toxic Job to become a Content Creator
YouTube video by Black and Gold Education 🖤
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December 15, 2024 at 7:56 PM
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
🔗 youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE
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:
December 17, 2024 at 8:53 AM
🔗 youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE
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:
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Hear hear! Just watch/listen to the video of @naomilasmith.bsky.social and be aware what happens to people who are in need, but not getting the right support. Be aware of what you self should and could do to be an ally/supporter. Librarianship is a hard world. Naomi tells the truth.
“Naomi’s words are a gut punch [librarians] need to hear
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
December 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Hear hear! Just watch/listen to the video of @naomilasmith.bsky.social and be aware what happens to people who are in need, but not getting the right support. Be aware of what you self should and could do to be an ally/supporter. Librarianship is a hard world. Naomi tells the truth.
“Naomi’s words are a gut punch [librarians] need to hear
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
December 16, 2024 at 4:29 PM
“Naomi’s words are a gut punch [librarians] need to hear
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
I discuss the effect of #microagressions within #ukacademiclibraries in my latest YouTube video
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
Libraries are Toxic! The Truth About Why I left my Toxic Job to become a Content Creator
YouTube video by Black and Gold Education 🖤
youtu.be
December 15, 2024 at 7:56 PM
youtu.be/_AJjI3uB7IE?...
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
2 weeks ago I was forced to resign from my job due to microagressions and in this video I go into details. This is a must view for anyone who truly cares about #diversity #inclusion and #equity in libraries
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"The University will not renew its 'big deal' subscription to Elsevier, which expires on 31 December 2024."
Well done Sheffield! Here's hoping others follow suit next year...
www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news...
Well done Sheffield! Here's hoping others follow suit next year...
www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news...
Updates on access to Library resources (journals).
In January, there will be changes to access to some Library resources (journals).
www.sheffield.ac.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:07 AM
"The University will not renew its 'big deal' subscription to Elsevier, which expires on 31 December 2024."
Well done Sheffield! Here's hoping others follow suit next year...
www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news...
Well done Sheffield! Here's hoping others follow suit next year...
www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/news...