Just a little humor before I get started! The Spring Symposium is tomorrow! I am excited, nervous, shakin' in my boots, all of that. Mostly excited though. I left last week's class feeling more confident about presenting my work to an audience (including my family) for the first time. I finished my presentation and I … Continue reading Spring Symposium Tomorrow! (Well Today)
Let's Get Started! Hello everyone! Well, I have been quite busy this week. Before I get started, just a huge "Congratulations" to my fellow classmate, scholar, and colleague Kelli for the amazing showcase of her Thesis during Kean University's Research Days 2019. I was able to express, create, and learn. I applaud you. … Continue reading Almost That Time!
Well, I must say that this past week did go the way I expected. (But hey, that's life!) The process for coming up with the different parts for the next chapter, Education, was harder than the History section. I had a difficult time condensing my notes into just a few sections. There is so much … Continue reading Trust the Process
Well hello there! We are doing this week a little different this week, so I am going to get right to it. Last week I was giving the challenging but exciting task of starting to actual form pieces of my thesis. Last week, I introduced my idea of having a collage of videos, images, text, … Continue reading Switchin’ It Up!
“People have the impression that African American Vernacular English is nothing more than a collection of errors because that’s how they’ve been socialized. If it’s not Standard English, it’s wrong. So we have this framework that all of us have been indoctrinating to. There’s a right and a wrong in language. Language is always right … Continue reading Black is Beautiful
Coffee and Thesis 