A delightful few days at the #SEALS2025 conference catching up with wonderful colleagues. Highlights included moderating a dynamic session titled “The Scholarship and Impact of Dorothy Roberts,” & participating in the family law pedagogy workshop. Heading home filled with exciting ideas and seafood!

What if we practiced living in truth, where we understand family policing as nothing but a modern day plantation—reborn in bureaucracy—where the chains are legal, the overseers wear badges, and the lash is replaced with court orders?

New article drop! Corey B Best & I seek to reveal the death-making nature of termination of parental rights thru #truenarratives, arguing sustainable, positive change cannot occur if TPR reigns as a mainstay threat & tool for decimating familial connection journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

What a joy to discuss Decarceralizing and Decolonizing Family Law at #lsa2025 with such a phenomenal group! I could have chatted all day with Corey B Best, Tianna Gibbs , Emily Poor, Lisa Washington, and Jessica Dixon Weaver !

Sad you can’t make it to the Black Mothers’ March this Sunday? You can still support @movfamilypower.bsky.social in getting Black Mamas there! It’s not too late to buy merch or make a donation! lnkd.in/eGAzyxVa lnkd.in/eHpAq62g

Sad you can’t make it to the Black Mothers’ March this Sunday? You can still support @movfamilypower.bsky.social in getting Black Mamas there! It’s not too late to buy merch or make a donation! www.blackmothersmarch.com/shop

My love for Charm City is part of my lineage, but Bal’more owes me nothing after the magic of these 4 days 🦀 🪄 Panel discussion on how law clinics can leverage the movement to abolish family policing ✅ Co-facilitating 3 discussion groups on family defense ✅

This was a fun discussion #aalsclinical2025

As this semester draws to a close, I have such deep gratitude for the law students who have joined me on a journey of imagining, creating and learning, which has resulted in the formation of the new Family Justice Clinic at @templelaw.bsky.social

Nicely said, @davidalove.bsky.social www.contrabandcamp.com/p/how-trumps...

More great writing from Steve Volk, and not just because he quotes yours truly www.inquirer.com/news/child-w...

Important piece by Steve Volk www.inquirer.com/news/dhs-chi...

Oh hey, it’s publication day. A pleasure to collaborate with Taleed El-Sabawi on this piece. www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/deinst...

Shame on Columbia University Fascism wins. They can have the degree back. Signed, 1 enraged alum www.huffpost.com/entry/columb...

Pro-tip for university administrators: when the government illegally cancels your grants, your first response shouldn't be "you kind of have a point."

Hot off the press from @davidalove.bsky.social

Today was the most amazing day. Kudos to April Lee & Yalonda Houston on a phenomenal launch event for Philly Voice for Change! Such amazing energy & so ready for the work ahead.

Care about building community power & radical change to how systems impact families? Come see what April Lee & Yalonda Houston are building here in Philly at the official launch of Philly Voice. Not too late to join us Friday! www.eventbrite.com/e/its-our-ti...

Writing this piece in solidarity with Corey B Best was more than a collaborarive writing exercise, it was a deep and demonstrative dive into the practice of abolitionism, and a clarion call for naming family policing as a structural expression of anti-Blackness. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Have you made plans to join us in just 11 days at @templelaw.bsky.social for Philly Voice for Change’s official launch? You won’t want to miss this. www.eventbrite.com/e/its-our-ti...

Today I am 50 years old. And despite the hellscape we are all currently navigating, I am facing this day with so much amazement, gratitude, joy, and wonder.

So excited to host Philly Voice for Change at @templelaw.bsky.social in just a couple weeks! Join us Feb 21st! www.eventbrite.com/e/its-our-ti...

Black history is ALL of our history. It is not just a history of oppression, but a history of joy, resistance & liberation. Reflect on what that means to you this month, and all year long! #blackhistory365

What in the world? We are truly living in an apocalypse. www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadel...

2 reflections after this 1st wild week: 1) The rapid flurry of outrageous EOs is meant to sow fury, confusion & disorientation. Stay discerning & focused; 2) We get through this with authentic grounding in connection, care, community & solidarity. We take care of us.

This abomination of an executive order on gender hurts my heart. Protect trans & nonbinary people 💜

It’s Cookie Time! Our resident Brownie is up & running with cookie sales. If you’re local we can deliver, and if you’re further away, you can order with shipping: digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/eliana...

I talked with my friends @prisonculture.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, and @shaneburley.bsky.social about activism and organizing in 2025 and how we should move into the next phase of struggle.

2025 intentions: love, connection, care, creativity, and the clarity & discernment to seek justice and liberation with purpose. Happy new year!

This is an incredibly important & well-written article by Roxanna Asgarian. A must read newrepublic.com/article/1883...

It’s a perfect day to curl up with a book. What are you reading these days? I’ve (cut the Bezos cord from Goodreads) and moved over to (the Black woman founded & owned) StoryGraph to track my reading. Come find me there: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/skat...

Wholly insufficient. www.inquirer.com/education/am...

It’s not too late to join us at @TempleLaw either in-person or online on Friday - please register here: lnkd.in/eEuJyFSb

You’re invited! Please join me at Temple Law for the Inaugural Temple Women’s Conference, titled Reimagining Safety. More details and registration info here: bit.ly/templewomens...

Had a great time speaking to middle schoolers at Greene Street Friends School this morning for “Get Woke Day” on “Shifting the Narrative: The Racial Harms of Foster Care”.

Great conversation about trauma-informed lawyering at #AFCCFallConference today.

I proudly signed this letter in support of Working Families Party candidates Kendra for Philly & Nic O’Rourke, as a duly elected Democratic Committee Person in Philly’s 15th Ward. Bob Brady wants to support Republicans on City Council, and I’m NOT here for it. billypenn.com/2023/10/23/p...

Join me in urging my Members of Congress to co-sponsor a resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and a humanitarian corridor for aid. nwmd.io/s/email/ZBc8...