Author: Shay-Akil
Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology PhD Student studying health inequities & philosophy of biology, Du Boisian sociology, decolonial STS
Books You Can Read & 3 Docs You Can Watch Instead of Exposing Yourself to the Reactionary Lies in the “Hidden Colors” Films
You Catch More Flies With Honey…
Constant State of Rage Part II: No I Don’t Need to Be Nice to my Oppressors
Re-Appropriation & Politics of Value
INTRO After having some discussions with some friends in regards to the re-appropriation of words I decided that a big component of that discussion should include looking at the basics of who/what controls meaning/value in a society. I believe that this is a crucial point of the discussion because if … Continue Reading Re-Appropriation & Politics of Value
When I First Learned I Was Black
Zombie Apocalypse Now
Save Our Sons, Exploit Our Daughters
Assimilation As Assassination
Racism, Sexism, Identity, Oh My!
LOVE Speak: Language of Liberation
Battling the Benevolent Patriarch
Intro to Political Liberation Reading List
Solidarity Is For white Women…In Academia
Politics of Black Superwomanly Otherness
They Forgot Mammy Had A Brain AKA Defending Yourself While A Black Woman in Class
The Context Of White Supremacy: Graduate School Racism
So I was recently a guest on the Context of White Supremacy show on the Black Talk Radio Network discussing Racism/Racialization & providing tips to graduate students of color who are dealing with racism in academia. Check out the link: http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-124171/TS-837995.mp3
