MANRRS: A Counterspace for Black Students and Professionals

EP 2: MANRRS: A Counterspace for Black Students and Professionals

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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Moments of Affirmation

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 …

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MANRRS flyer

#MANRRS36

“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 …

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HAZEL M. JOHNSON, the “Mother of Environmental Justice”

“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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