Confession: my first year of college was a MESS. A hot mess. I was the “I had a 4.0 in high school, I got this, can’t nobody tell me NOTHING” person. I was also the same person getting lost around campus, having trouble keeping up with life, failing exams, etc. The transition to college was kind of rocky for me, but the important thing was that I made it. Looking back, I’m proud of the rough patches just as much as the successes. After all, I was still doing the damn thing. ✊🏾
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Don’t give up. Be proud of wherever you’re at, because you’re still doing the damn thing too. 😏 #schoolgirlhustle #motivation #collegeproblems #collegeprofessor #itsbeenalongtimecoming #embracethestruggle #beproud #girlsruntheworld
This is my cousin’s testimony about my children’s book on colorism called “Light-Skinned, Dark-Skinned or In-Between” I wrote a few years back. Her daughter loves the book and I’m so happy that she does. Dark skin is beautiful, light skin is beautiful, brown skin is beautiful — it’s all beautiful, but society has this funny way of tearing us down and putting each other against one another over complexion (I’m simplifying a whole lot here for the sake of time). All at the same time, people don’t want to talk about it, letting it fester which creates even bigger problems for folk. Glad that this book is sparking conversation and supporting girls of all shades all these years later. Amidst everything going on right now in my life, I’m in the final-ish throws of my dissertation which is about the lived experiences of dark-skinned Black college students. Hearing testimonies like this keeps me going late at night, early in the morning and all throughout my hustle. ❤️ Buy the book at https://theblackertheberry.org/my-book-documentary/
#SCHOOLGIRLHUSTLE #childrensbooks #colorism #flexininmycomplexion #melaninpoppin #melaninbabies #read #bookstagram #blackgirlsrock #RVA #DMV #804
Balance | I spent last weekend marrying the love of my life, the last day or so really starting to feel that “hey, we’re married now” adjustment and I spent today catching up on work and really feeling the inevitable wife/scholar balancing act. Juggling my personal life, teaching, writing, dissertation work and work for #SCHOOLGIRLHUSTLE is going to be interesting, but I’m taking it all in stride. Unlike I usually do, I’ve decided to be easy on myself (but not too easy 😏). Ladies, we grind hard and that’s all good, but it’s important to be good to ourselves in the midst of our #SCHOOLGIRLHUSTLE 👑There’s enough tearing us down on the outside. You can’t afford to not be good to yourself, girl. 😘 #SCHOOLGIRLHUSTLE #begoodtoyourself #gogetit #youbettawerk #wifelife #adjustments #adulting #dreams #liveyours
