been sick the whole week, needing to actually rest :’c

solidarity with Jairo and all colleagues who use their voice to challenge colonial logics and legacies in the very universities that we work and teach in. Jairo's case reminds us that job offers and tenure decisions are not objective assessments but political decisions.

Less than two years ago, Texas Tech University suspended me for speaking out against genocide. Today I found out I was denied tenure.

I’ll never regret speaking out against genocide. These institutions on the other hand are complicit and active participants.

Dems treated both viruses the same. YouTube video by Imani Barbarin

Dems treated both viruses, covid and fascism, the exact same way.

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Cover of "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy"!!! published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social.
I can't tell you all adequately how proud of & eager I am to share this with the world!!!
Coming January 20, 2026
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There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
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Speaker Series 2025 Events will be hosted January – December, 2025, on the last Wednesday of every month, 12:00 – 14:00 pm ET. Presented over Zoom. After each talk, we will continue the discussions in an i…

Wishing you could hear me talk instead of reading posts one by one? Here's your chance! I'll be giving a free, online talk next Wednesday from 12-1pm EST for the Microbes and Social Equity working group! I will discuss our microbiome work & my HEU* work

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Ok, I have a minute, let's do this. Our lab is interested in contaminants found in Alaskan waters and identifying microbes from a fish native to Alaska, three-spine stickleback, to use in bioremediation in cold water lakes. Sarah was interested in microplastics, which I wasn't really studying. 1/n

🚨 Update from Yasmin Acar, spokesperson for the Global Sumud Flotilla, speaking from the Alma Freedom ship:

At 150 nautical miles from Gaza, about 20 drones are hovering overhead. Multiple naval vessels have been spotted, with reports of an imminent interception by Israeli vessels.

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Share this fundraiser for a Gazan family! Nothing else matters more than stopping this holocaust and helping Palestinians survive it 🇵🇸

Hi folks, I’ve been in contact with Karam from Northern Gaza for over 6 months now. Him & his family are in dire need of food, so please consider donating! PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/ELE...

This fundraiser wast 1st verified by a Jordanian friend & community organizer via video-calls w/ Karam.

You can communicate with Karam directly on his Instagram:

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Hi folks, I’ve been in contact with Karam from Northern Gaza for over 6 months now. Him & his family are in dire need of food, so please consider donating! PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/ELE...

This fundraiser wast 1st verified by a Jordanian friend & community organizer via video-calls w/ Karam.

The beginning of every revolution is an exit, an exit from the social order that power has enshrined in the name of law…

—Basel al-Araj

The sniper lurks not only atop our homes but in conference rooms and newsrooms, on university campuses and in hospital corridors.

—Mohammed El-Kurd

The war on terror is a declaration of war against all those who are willing to stand in solidarity with Palestine.

People losing their jobs reveals the authoritarian, fascist, & colonial foundations of democracies, including their educational institutions.

A dark blue gradient background flier with blue images of microbes, and a white font sentence case heading “Black Microbiologists Association.” At the center of it is a blue-outlined heart with yellow and blue microbes decorating. It has "BLACK IN MICRO WEEK 2023" written in the center in bold white text. "October 23-26" and "#ForTheCulture" frame the bottom of the heart in a white handwriting font. Four themes of the conference stated on the flyer. Top left: "Monday, Oct. 23 STEM Ed, Keynote: Sherrice Allen, PhD; Panel: "Where do we go from here?"". Top right “Tuesday, Oct. 24 Early Career Research, Symposium featuring Black Microbiologists from across the world”. Bottom left "Wednesday, Oct. 25; Careers Panel: "Where the jobs at?" Exploring Industry and Government sectors”. Bottom right: "Thursday, Oct. 26 Community, Morning Panel: Antimicrobial Resistance Afternoon Panel: U.N.I.T.Y". A yellow, bolded text "Register now:” with the registration link www.tinyurl.com/BIMWeek2023.

📢 Don't miss out on BlackInMicro Week (Oct 23-26) – a celebration of brilliance & diversity! Register now (free, online events!): bit.ly/46CONLW We offer ASL interpretation & closed captioning for our events, open to everyone. Thanks Vidman Barber for providing your services!

Black in Microbiology Week 2023 from @blackinmicro.bsky.social is coming up next week!

The conference is online and free (!)— don’t miss out & register here: bit.ly/3ts4bfm 🧫🦠🧫🦠

There’s also #BlackInMicro merch: rdbl.co/3RHRc3 😎

#IndigenousPeoplesDay is Monday. My challenge to non-Natives: dig into the history of the people who were displaced from your land, learn about the history of how they were displaced, find out where they are now, and support them financially or by protesting with them. Go beyond platitudes.

Schell et al. 2020 has changed how I think about and conduct my work! Relevant for all, especially an urban ecology class 🐛🐛🐛

Something climate activists who are ignoring COVID need to know: Working to reduce the harm of current pandemics, and preparing for future pandemics, is a key component of climate adaptation. Health justice isn't a distraction. The climate crisis IS a public health crisis.

Site says it’s sold out online (😭) — this is so hype though, best of luck!

Screenshot of published article titled “Monitoring environmental Microbiomes: alignment of microbiology and computational biology competencies within a culturally integrated curriculum and research framework.” List of authors below the title and publishing date of Sept 13th for early view.

Excited to share this culturally relevant & inclusive environmental microbiome program to train the future workforce of Indigenous students in comp bio/genomics/computing. Many years in the making w/awesome support from folks at FLC, CU, CSHL & tribal elders. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Being an Indigenous faculty member is tough. I have the normal faculty role/expectations & this abyss of invisible labor. Just sitting w/my thoughts after lab work/teaching & a heavy emo institutional change discussion. Imagining how to write this in my tenure & promotion pkg.

Microbes are collectively one of the biggest forces shaping Earth, and yet undergraduate #geology students typically receive little training in microbiology. My new open access textbook seeks to help. “Microbiology for Earth Scientists” is freely available here newprairiepress.org/ebooks/53/