La’Tonya Rease Miles
@smartgirl07.bsky.social
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Author of SMART GIRL, first-gen guru. San Francisco Bay Area 🌁 founder | co-founder
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New book coming out this fall! A collection of essays that include specifics on how to incorporate into classrooms and programs.
4 months ago
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This is a professional development opportunity for the members of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority. I'm discussing the
#firstgen
identity and storytelling. Let me know if you have any questions.
bit.ly/4qnOiiK
about 14 hours ago
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I learned last night that Smart Girl is named a top indie pick of 2025. You know my mom was my first phone call. 🥲. Here's the complete list. Please support indie authors!
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8 days ago
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In case you missed it, episode 3 of the Smart Girl podcast explores the nuances of Black first-gen college experiences and how they resonate with and diverge from other first-gen stories. Feat the Hon. George A. Turner, Jr.
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10 days ago
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no, wait . . . THIS was my favorite win of the season. 👏🏾
10 days ago
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JB getting the MVP chants in LA.
10 days ago
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No December player of the month? No problem. Jaylen shall drop 50 on the league's so-called hottest team and will average 40 in January.
10 days ago
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I kept resisting creating a podcast and I'm so glad that I didn't listen to myself. Here's the final episode of the season where
@samanthapinto.bsky.social
I recap the Year of Smart Girl. Join us for more shenanigans in season two.
www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/epis...
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"Thank You For Saying My Name Correctly": Season One Farewell - Smart Girl
Don't call it a comeback. Sam and LT look back on a year of school visits, book chats, and pop-up events that turned a memoir into a community project, where first-gen stories, fandoms, and everyday a...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/episodes/18415238
12 days ago
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jenny
12 days ago
Either Ole Miss or Miami will be in the championship game wow
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add a skeleton here at some point
13 days ago
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Last chance to download Smart Girl for free—sale ends Jan 1. You can also gift it to someone else. I only ask that you review it at some point as payment. 😉
#smashwordsEOY
#smashwords
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Smart Girl
A memoir redefining first-gen and Black student narratives, highlighting mass media, pop culture, and sports as key to shaping identity, resilience, and community.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1801646
14 days ago
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My latest Wiki article highlights the accomplishments of Bay Area native DJ Umami, the resident dee jay for the
@sfgiants.com
. What a force! (and an honor for me)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Umami
14 days ago
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Keyonte helping my fantasy team. 🙌🏾
14 days ago
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It was tough to choose but in the end, one song summed up my year of super high highs 📈 (and a few low blows 😥). Check out the season finale this Friday to find out what is!
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15 days ago
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I swear the last five books I’ve read have mentioned “aughts.” And I thought it was a made up word. 😅😭🫠
16 days ago
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Jason Linkins
16 days ago
I'm about 100 pages into Beth Macy's PAPER GIRL and was thinking, "There are a lot of good threads here for a solid, cutting-edge Democratic campaign" and lo and behold turns out that one person who also thought so was Beth Macy!
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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She’s Written Bestsellers About Appalachian Struggles. She’s Running for Office. But Don’t Compare Her to JD Vance.
“Dopesick” author Beth Macy’s unlikely bid for Congress.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/29/beth-macy-the-bestselling-author-of-dopesick-is-running-for-congress-is-she-the-liberal-jd-vance-00703039
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2025 has been a wild year. High highs and some low blows. Mostly highs tho. 💗
16 days ago
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Grateful. 🙏🏾
17 days ago
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Robert Reich
18 days ago
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats. It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft. Know the truth.
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Who decided to put the Clippers vs Blazers on Amazon Prime? Fire that person.
18 days ago
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Look at this lineup yall. A dream come true. 🥹 Sam and I want to give thanks to all of the friends who stopped by the Smart Girl podcast this year. So brilliant and so funny! Be sure to listen to any of the episodes that you missed!
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19 days ago
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Okaaay Spurs
20 days ago
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John Karalis
22 days ago
Just now during Hugo's press scrum: Tatum (in the hallway): you still here? Hugo: I'm still here Tatum: what did I tell you yesterday? Hugo: I can't say right now Tatum: THAT YOU A BAD MOTHERFUCKER
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22 days ago
Jaylen Brown says he was pissed when the starters got pulled in the 3rd, but it was the right decision. He says they trust the coaching staff and the bench won then the game. "Great call by Joe"
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Well, what do you know? It's the penultimate episode of season one. This week we welcome Lexie Pineda of Loyola Marymount to discuss HOW to create intentional programming for first-gens. We breakin' ish.
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This Is How We Do It: Third Spaces On Campus feat. Lexie Pineda - Smart Girl
What if campus events felt less like ceremonies and more like sanctuary? We sit down with Doctora Alexia Fernanda Piñeto Soto to rethink how universities design gatherings for first-generation student...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/episodes/18369153
26 days ago
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28 days ago
Nothing is better proof that the NBA Cup is worthless than the Knicks winning it.
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Since winning the cup has proven to be meaningless come playoffs, I'mma go ahead and punch the ECF ticket for the Pistons. Or the Cs.
28 days ago
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Ayyyye! New publication alert. Your girl has a chapter in this much needed collection about adult learners. My focus (of course) is on those who also identify as first-gen to college. If you are so inclined, ask your school library to purchase!
30 days ago
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Welp. I’ll be a Spurs fan in about two days.
about 1 month ago
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From now until Jan 1st, you can obtain a copy of my (first) Gen X memoir, SMART GIRL, for your e-reader. Get one for yourself and also gift someone else.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#EOYsale25
#ebook
#sale
#books2read
#indiebooks
about 1 month ago
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My husband and my brother insisted that I watch this Puff documentary and now I feel like I owe them a steak dinner.
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
If you’re flying into or through San Francisco, and have the time to walk over to the SFO Museum location in terminal 1, I highly recommend their current small-but-mighty “Women of Afrofuturism” exhibit!
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about 1 month ago
Celtics beat the brakes off the Lakers to the point Bronny got minutes…
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My goooodness 😮💨
about 1 month ago
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Law Murray 📘
about 1 month ago
Whatever Combat Joe says these days to get the Boston Celtics ready to play, put it in cans and populate the shelves
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My son and brother are both Lakers fans so this one is personal.
about 1 month ago
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In this episode, we run it back with two INCREDIBLE students that I met on the road, Liz and Maliah. Not only do they share their connection with Smart Girl, they also tell us what keeps them going everyday.
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Back to School: Smart Girl in the Classroom - Smart Girl
In this episode, LT and Sam are joined by two students from the fall Smart Girl roadshow: Liz Hardy (UCSF) and Maliah Siyoum (SMC). Together, they unpack what happens when Smart Girl moves from the pa...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/episodes/18288733
about 1 month ago
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Why 48 though? That’s so random. 😂
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
We all just witnessed a big Boston Celtics win in front of a national audience in the only Garden that matters...
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One of the best things that someone has ever said about me. Because honestly, no one wants to focus on struggle and strife all of the time.
www.smartgirlbook.com
about 1 month ago
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The nominees for the 6th Annual Catalyst Awards have been revealed! Congratulations to every single one of these amazing stories about the first-gen/transfer/adult learner experience. The Awards are hosted by My Tribe Media.
#representationmatters
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
BALL GAME!! Strong win for the Celtics and even had to defeat Tony Brothers too.
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about 2 months ago
New: The Celtics put together their best win of the season on Wednesday night
www.masslive.com/celtics/2025...
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4 takeaways as Celtics beat Pistons to end historic streak
The Celtics got 25 points from Derrick White in the second half to lead a thrilling win for Boston at TD Garden.
https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/11/4-takeaways-as-celtics-beat-pistons-to-end-historic-streak.html
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We need to file a class action lawsuit against Silver specifically for this Lakers floor.
about 2 months ago
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I’m in genuine shock.
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about 2 months ago
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The newest episode of the Smart Girl podcast--one that was requested--is about the business of self-publishing. We welcome author and keynote speaker,
@melanieho.bsky.social
!
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It’s My Prerogative: Self-publishing, Creativity, and Going Freelance feat. Melanie Ho - Smart Girl
It's a Bruin reunion! This week we welcome fellow Smart Girl and self-published author, Melanie Ho, as we discuss the hidden curriculum of self-publishing. We get into the nuts and bolts: ...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/episodes/17929526
about 2 months ago
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A MAGA and Trump supporter disrupted my book talk at a public library back in May. Here's what really happened. . .
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Response (and update) on MAGA supporter who crashed my book talk at public library
YouTube video by La'Tonya Rease Miles
https://youtu.be/q5rim_WUgGs
about 2 months ago
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🔈It was down for a minute, but I'm excited to re-announce that the Wikipedia page for @stud.budz is now back. Indeed it was an honor to create the page and to celebrate the movement.💖 I thought it was important to document the impact, especially during this hateful climate. 🏳️🌈 🫶🏾
#studbudz
about 2 months ago
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New essay about my experience teaching Wikipedia in the classroom as a first-gen graduate and professional. My goal in 2026 is to expand this work even further.
#celebratefirstgen
wikiedu.org/blog/2025/11...
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Wikipedia, Graduate Students, and Me: A First-Gen’s Journey
Dr. La’Tonya Rease Miles teaches graduate students in the Santa Clara University Department of Education Leadership. She first incorporated a Wikipedia assignment in spring 2023. I am a proud first…
https://wikiedu.org/blog/2025/11/08/wikipedia-graduate-students-and-me-a-first-gens-journey/
2 months ago
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In the latest episode of the Smart Girl podcast, I chop it up with The Godmother, Prof. Sharon Harley, from UMD. From James Brown to Wikipedia, we chart how sound and citation build Black feminist futures. Stream the episode and weigh in:
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What About Your Friends?: Black Feminism & Informal Networks feat Sharon Harley - Smart Girl
We trace how Black feminist networks form, sustain, and transform lives, from a painful academic slight to a thriving community rooted in mentorship, writing, and everyday care. Prof. Sharon Harley (U...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/episodes/18087221
2 months ago
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How I’m celebrating National First Gen Day on November 8th!!
2 months ago
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