Douse me in grease
Pull me off
Try to fix me
Force me to turn suffering into profit
I take full responsibility for my work
After all, I wrote it
Enjoy

I accept responsibility for the contents of my work
I won't rely on you to protect me
In fact, I know that you won't
You are an agent of my oppression
A cog in the deadly machine
I'm a broken gear

How School Racial Climate Creates Opportunity Structures for Belonging: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis - Educational Psychology Review School belonging is a fundamental need that describes how much one feels they fit in, are valued, and accepted within a school (Goodenow, Psychology in the Schools 30:79–90, 1993). In this paper, we e...

I leave you with a link to our published paper and a poem inspired by a quote from the Springer Nature editor I corresponded with.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

In February, I was contacted and told to submit the proofs as is. I can't explain why they changed their position, I can only say that racism is, as always, inexplicable. I'm thankful to my co-authors, our special issue editors, my mentors, and all those who reached out to give support.

In the fall I shared about one of the most painful experiences of my academic career, which was having an editor ask me to revise perceived political content in a paper that had been accepted for publication. In my last communication with the journal, I told them we would not make the changes.

An ed psych journal is refusing to publish our manuscript unless we "neutralize" "political" content. This is after the manuscript was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. DM me for details!

I'm devastated. Two years of work and revisions with four junior co-authors cast aside that easily.

Buttons on a black bag

Four flowers on one stem, blue, yellow, white, and red

The four blooms on one stem is my take on the daybreak star, the "herb of understanding" from a vision of Nicholas Black Elk. In 2024, we visited the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle and learned about this symbol as a reminder of our strength in diversity and common humanity.

Division 15 folks! Find me or Wade to get your Social Justice and Equity in Education buttons and stickers:

-Ask me about decolonizing my syllabus
-Decolonization is not a metaphor
-Ask me about an anti-colonial ed psych
-Ask me about Takin' It to the Streets
-Ask me about race-reimaging ed psych

Blue and white flyer featuring 7 Black women scholars in Educational Psychology

✨ Black Women in Educational Psychology Panel at #APA2025 ✨

A Space of Belonging: Connecting Black Women Scholars in Educational Psychology featuring @drbrookeedu.bsky.social @christymbyrd.bsky.social @martiniquesealy.bsky.social @drd-g.bsky.social @heytpayne.bsky.social and Dionne Cross Francis 💫

I'm at #APA2025! Join me for the Div 15 Committee on Social Justice and Equity in Education reception at the Denver Art Museum tonight 5-7pm for free food and drinks

Or for Friday's critical conversation on the future of DEI in ed psych at 11:30

Or to hear about my DSMRI project at 2:30 Friday

Image reading join us for a celebration of our book Teaching Storytelling in Classrooms and Communities

The world is a mess, but our book is published! If you're in the Triangle area, join us for our book launch August 27.

It's not just a book launch; it's a celebration of youth's stories to open hearts, challenge assumptions, and build thriving communities.

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Come to our session at 9:50!

Advancing Socially Just and Antiracist Measures Through Mixed Methods: A Focus on Development and Validation

Colorado Convention Center Room 107

#AERA2025

and learn about our measure of African American STEM identity in our session Advancing Socially Just and Antiracist Measures Through Mixed Methods on Friday at 9:50am.

I'm at #AERA2025! Learn about our racial climate meta-analysis today at 5:25 in the session How to Create Environments of Belonging for Students: New Perspectives on School Belonging Research

Today I was asked to remove the website for our department's Diversity and Social Justice Committee. This afternoon @marugonzalez.bsky.social and I are supposed to remove any "DEI" content on our #PassTheMicYouth website, erasing six years of work on youth voice and activism. I have no words.

"How is the social context of education changing?"—the ? of these two @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Div G webinars. The first features panelists who will speak to their research shifting in the present climate and the second highlights the advocacy people have engaged in. Links to register: (1/2)

CDC removes data on sexual orientation, gender identity from website Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.

The CDC is removing data sets that researchers widely rely upon because they include information on sexual orientation and gender identity. “It feels like they’re trying to will us out of existence,” one researcher tells @theresagaff.bsky.social:

www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...

Join us on Google Meet at 6pm on Feb 2nd to talk through these ideas, share your experiences, and do some things together

RSVP here: calendar.app.google/b3FAvzf4DGKS...

Call or email your elected leaders to let them know where you stand

Donate to unions and PACs that support federal workers

Talk to a friend about what's happening. Plan to do something together

Don't panic. Find opportunities for community, joy, and rest

6 things you can do right now. The government seems to be in chaos, but this is all part of a plan. Don't panic. Do something.

What's happening? Trump and his allies are following a blueprint to weaken the Federal government

#1 Focus on what you control. Create equity wherever you are

Volunteer in your local Democratic Party to elect representatives who share your values

Do Something Right Now (Christy Byrd) — Invitation via Google Calendar

Friends, I'm hosting a call on Sunday, Feb 2nd to talk about what's happening and do something together. Join me:

The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

From Raleigh to Turkmenistan: Amplifying Youth Voices NC State faculty recently hosted a delegation of journalists and social media influencers from Turkmenistan to learn about #PassTheMicYouth, a multimedia program with NC State Extension that amplifies...

@marugonzalez.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to talk with a delegation from Turkmenistan about how we work with youth to tell social impact stories. It was great to hear their perspectives and learn about how they use social media! #PassTheMicYouth #Turkmenistan
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Akane Zusho, Revathy Kumar, & Rhonda S. Bondie Dr. Akane Zusho, Dr. Revathy Kumar, and Dr. Rhonda S. Bondie join host Dr. Jeff Greene to discuss their recent Educational Psychologist article,

Great authors, article, & podcast: “We call for a reframing of educational standards to also include outcomes that nurture and honor the whole human experience—a North Star rooted in the outcomes of rigor, love, freedom, and joy...”
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#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

This is how I've always felt about the musical and why I probably won't see the movie.

lol!

Congratulations!

Kaplan, A., & Garner, J. K. (2017). A complex dynamic systems perspective on identity and its development: The dynamic systems model of role identity. Developmental Psychology, 53(11), 2036.

The program is based on the social impact storytelling I do with @marugonzalez.bsky.social and PassTheMicYouth combined with the game design camp at our escape room. I'm especially excited to be using the DSMRI (Kaplan & Garner, 2017) as my guiding everything. Thanks to Avi Kaplan for mentoring me!

Photos of 3 Black youth with the text Storytellers & Leaders Games For Good. Learn how storytelling through games can bring change to your community.

This isn't until February but I just got IRB approval, so I'm excited to announce registration is open for Storytellers & Leaders: Games for Good, a leadership program for Black high school students who love storytelling and games. #BlackSkyGamers

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