Dr. Nneka D. Dennie

I wanna talk about the "starving kids in Africa." You ever heard that?

Where it came from?

Why everybody says it?

Growing up, our parents told us to finish our food because of the "starving kids in Africa." But how could we know?

We're way over here 🤔

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Truly. If "grab em by the p" made no difference 10 years ago, neither will this

It do

Text sent from me to my sister (Deebs) at 3:19 PM that says DONT POST THIS in all caps. Sister is pictured smirking cheekily while wearing white sunglasses and hoop earrings

How i need to text my extremely online sister for security reasons @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social

my thing is, black history has never existed in a vacuum and black people throughout the diaspora have always worked alongside one another and exchanged ideas/culture. ive never been one for diaspora wars and think part of the issue is people have different definitions of black (i.e. af am)

Carter G. Woodson’s Pan-African Vision In response to the latest discourse over whether or not Black History Month celebrations in the United States should include the histories…

i hear you and i don't think there's anything wrong with BAs (or any black people) wanting to specifically recognize things related to their nationality/region. when it comes to BHM, i'm reminded of this article about the founder's international perspectives dwomowale.medium.com/carter-g-woo...

Supposed to be black (it was bedtime. Niece did not agree)

my three year old niece is trinity rodman's biggest fan. here she is avoiding bedtime by daydreaming about how she's gonna get a hug from trinity and play with her hair. it's SO sweet and we need trin to see this video! @uswnt.ussoccer.com @washingtonspirit.com

a white plate with tacos, guacamole, rice, and beans on a kitchen countertop. an orange plate with tacos is in the background

a white plate with tacos, guacamole, rice, and beans on a kitchen countertop. a blue le creuset dutch oven is in the background

taco assembly

yall wanna see my taco station? dinner tonight was birria beef street tacos with cilantro lime rice and black beans

Thank you! I tried 😃

i am very proud of my gift-giving, part 2

i am very proud of my gift-giving, part 1. look how happy she is! 🤗

It is! Thank you!

Much appreciated!

Congrats love!

Omg TEN thousand?! I wouldnt be able to function lol. Very cute reaction though 😂

Thank you!

Thanks!!

Sister here! Can confirm

Thank you!!

Thank you!

LOOK AT MY MAMA YALL. That's right, the Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year!!!

So far today ive gotten the open tabs on my phone down from 44 to 20. PHEW

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Another world is possible if we fight for it.

Everything old is made new again

RIGHT

Drove past a sign earlier today that said "Do you trust God? The Bible says Earth does NOT move" and all I could think was my brother in Christ, have you heard of earthquakes?? Tectonic plates??

Thank you! Yeah, my undergrad weighed A+ as 4.33 but my job doesn't, so I was very confused when students mentioned it

Same. I told them I'm not changing anything this semester but I'll take it into consideration for the future. If the + is just for decoration, that's a nonstarter lol but if it actually has an impact, that's different