Register for Becoming Faculty EDUC 344 | WINTER 2026 | TH 10:30-11:50 AM | ANKO 108 What is the life of a faculty member actually like? How should you decide whether and what kind of academic job you want? And how does the job search process actually work?

Join me next quarter for a full survey of Black-centered community-based participatory methods!

Join me next quarter for a full survey of Black-centered community-based participatory methods!

Last day of classes for me today! I have never worked harder than I have this quarter in my life. I'm serious.

If you identify as African American and are 18–44 years old, you can participate in a 45-minute virtual interview and receive a $20 Visa e-gift card as a thank you. You can learn more about the project and sign up for an interview at the link below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Super excited to share that Lifting as We Climb: How Black Faculty Make Professional and Linguistic Choices to Thrive in Higher Education is now available for pre-order!

The Mapping Black Language project is working to document how Black Americans speak, and how their language shifts and varies—and they’re looking for people to interview

Super excited to share that Lifting as We Climb: How Black Faculty Make Professional and Linguistic Choices to Thrive in Higher Education is now available for pre-order!

I know y’all been waiting for it and here it is…I’m Black every Friday!!!

It was amazing to be home sitting by the James River when I logged on for the first time ever as lead editor of Journal of Black Language and Culture. The full website should be live in a few weeks.

Grateful for every stroke and every lap! #FridayFeeling

Got questions about Journal of Black Language and Culture? Join me for the next hour -- both member and public registration can be found at the link below. www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

My mother would have loved this www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...

Hey Y'all! I'll have open office hours for the Journal of Black Language and Culture this Thursday from 12-1 pm EST. Here's the link to join: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

I have a big birthday the week of the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social (AERA) Annual meeting! Turn up!

I'm co-authoring a chapter on linguistic advocacy and activism for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Here's what I have for the opener so far: #MondayMotivation

Calling all #ChocolateCardinals! We’re looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday for our Stanford National Black Alumni Association Conversation! #ChocolateCardinal

Not sure I've ever published something so blatantly personal -- and it's a book review, of all things! I even cited my mom's book! Here's to normalizing the practice of positionality statements. Thanks to the editors and authors for the opportunity. #inclusion journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thank you to everyone who came to our JBLAC intro webinar today! We'll post the video and the slides on the LSA and CUP websites soon! Join us for our next webinar on Friday, Dec 12 at 3pm PST as we launch our call for editorial board members & reviewers!

Happy Friday Eve, Y'all! I just had me a great swim!

Mamdani is crushing his acceptance speech. Go watch it!

Yes California!! CNN projects Prop 50 passes!

The Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC) is launching this fall at Stanford University, offering a unique approach to studying Black life, language, and culture. Read more about its interdisciplinary approach and the diverse topics it will explore: ed.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...

Join us for the Journal of Black Language and Culture webinar this Friday at 3pm PST/6pm EST! You can register here: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

Happy Halloweekend!! Rich Auntie Vibes for all of y’all from err’ybody’s Rich Auntie!!!

What happens when a school shuts down? On this episode of "School’s In," Stanford Assistant Professor Francis Pearman discusses the disproportionate impact of school closures on low-income communities of color. 🎧 Listen now: lnk.to/SchoolsInSM #EduSky #AcademicSky

So honored to have JBLAC featured in the Stanford University report today. And so grateful to all who have made this work possible. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

So honored to have JBLAC featured in the Stanford University report today. And so grateful to all who have made this work possible. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

What makes the BAD Lab so great is our diasporic focus and the lived experiences that all our members bring to our community. And so I’ve had a heavy heart all day thinking of our BAD lab families as Hurricane Melissa approaches. If you need support during this time, please reach out.

We plan to have a JBLAC website and social media in time for the @lingsocam.bsky.social annual meeting! We're working on getting it set up, and we'll soon have a cover! The LSA website has our webinar series and office hours listed here: www.lsadc.org/calendar_lis... #FridayFeeling

James A. Banks: "I would like to describe the complex responses to the Brown decision that occurred in my community when it was handed down on May 17, 1954... In my rural southern community, there was a conspiracy of silence about Brown. It was completely invisible to me as a child."

AERA President Maisha T. Winn introduces the 2025 AERA Brown lecturer, the preeminent scholar James A. Banks!

It is not the swiftest or the strongest, but she who swims to the end!

This is my first time ever teaching my African American English course in back-to-back years, and I still love it. I think I'll teach it again next fall.

I'm co-teaching a brand new course next quarter with Anne Curzan called Becoming Faculty. We are responding to cuts around campus in career development supports, and we're meeting the moment. Spread the word and join us!

I just swam half a mile!!! Get you some exercise this weekend!

I'm co-teaching a brand new course next quarter with Anne Curzan called Becoming Faculty. We are responding to cuts around campus in career development supports, and we're meeting the moment. Spread the word and join us!

Introduction to JBLAC Webinar Nov 7, 2025 | 6–7:30 PM ET Learn about the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—its mission, vision, & role in advancing Black language & culture scholarship. Hear from the team & discover how your work can engage with this new community. bit.ly/48Cjc0V

Aetna just approved my medicine. A little public attention every now and then does help, y'all. I ain't gonna lie, I was stressed out. Now I can work on getting my $18,100 back.

Our brilliant, beautiful mother left this earth 4 years ago today. She would have absolutely loved Ujamaa House. She devoted her life to pediatrics & believed that students deserved so much more than just to be educated. They deserved to be cared for & loved.

My $18,100 medicine will be here tomorrow. At least I won't miss a dose.

Aetna is refusing to pay for my Lazcluze immunotherapy treatment. I have been on the medicine for a year. They want me to try another medicine even though this one is working, and two others I've already tried had serious adverse effects. Trying another medicine could seriously disable me or worse.

Thank you so much for all of your interest in the Journal of Black Language and Culture. Please join us for our introductory webinar on Friday, November 7, 2025 | 6-7:30 p.m. ET. A link to register is here: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

A William & Mary and Stanford University crossover event! Overjoyed to welcome current William and Mary Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience (WMSURE) students and professional faculty to the Farm!

It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens.

Yes to all of you who are writing me to say you'll be submitting to the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)! I can't wait to read them all!

Big news! Starting in 2027, @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org will publish the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—a new LSA journal highlighting the richness of Black language & culture across the globe. Learn more: www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... @acharityhudley.bsky.social

Cambridge University Press and the @lingsocam.bsky.social are proud to announce the new Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC), launching in 2027. JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation through a global, diasporic lens. 📢 Learn more: cup.org/3KA2i9a #linguistics #LangSky

It is the honor of my lifetime to share that @universitypress.cambridge.org will publish the @lingsocam.bsky.social's new Journal of Black Language & Culture. www.lsadc.org/content.asp?... JBLAC fosters a transdisciplinary conversation on Black language & culture through a global, diasporic lens.

Sunset on the James River tonight. See you tomorrow, California.