It’s been a year! I’m back…I think lol Find out where I’ve been while I was MIA from the pod this past year, and learn about counterspaces and how MANRRS creates a sense of belonging for Black students and professionals. Notes:*This was recorded in March before the MANRRS conference*The “hey yall hey” in the beginning …
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People may be uplifting you in rooms you don’t even know exist. Me! On a whim, I decided to register and attend STEMNoire’s Wellness Wednesday a couple weeks ago and I had such an affirming experience I had to share. The first hour or so, the discussion topic was Life After the Postdoc. You can …
“We should feel like we belong in agriculture because we built this.” Jade Clark AgLaunch MANRRS. It was so good to see y’all!! I overheard many people comparing this year’s MANRRS conference to a Family Reunion and I agree. This was my first conference as a professional, and it was so good to be able …
Happy New Year y’all! I hope everyone had a safe holiday. I am just dropping in briefly to say hello and tell you to go check out the Then and Now write up from the Purdue College of Agriculture’s Envision Magazine. I also wanted to drop in and let you all know that it is …
*sings* It’s been a looooong, long time comin…. The podcast has finally dropped! Join me as I talk about how I got into agriculture, my research, why I started Ag in Color, and what you can expect in the future! So… Do you know someone who should be interviewed on the podcast? Should you be …
“How are we writing our own stories, and how are we telling our stories enough times that they become common sense. Narrative is the amalgamation of stories. We have to keep telling stories over and over again so they become common knowledge.” nayomi cawthorne On April 22nd, I had the privilege of moderating a panel …
“We have to fight for our children. We have educated ourselves on environmental issues and the health threats from nearby polluting industry. We have not waited for the government to come in and determine the cause of our illness. We may not have PhD degrees, but we are experts on our community.” Hazel M. Johnson …
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“Because of my family and our community, my childhood was unique. I never learned what I couldn’t do — as a child, as a woman, or as a Black woman.” Dr. Margaret S. Collins Dr. Margaret S. Collins, AKA “The Termite Lady,” was the first Black woman entomologist and the third Black woman zoologist. She …
Not much is known about Mrs. Annie Peters Hunter. Mrs. Hunter was from Alabama and was the first federally appointed Black home demonstration agent (in Oklahoma). In fact, she was doing Extension work 2 years before the Smith-Lever Act created the Cooperative Extension Service! She was an agent for more than twelve years, and her …
“Down where we are, food is used as a political weapon. But if you have a pig in your backyard, if you have some vegetables in your garden, you can feed yourself and your family and nobody can push you around.” Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer is well known as a civil rights leader …
