Dr. DJ Nicol

Ready 4 ideas that go down smooth but stick with you? Tues, April 29, at The Nickel Mine in Sawtelle for Brains Uncorked by @CoriolisCo. I’ll be speaking alongside 2 fellow scholars three sharp, 10–minute talks.
🕖 Doors at 6:30 PM • Talks at 7 PM
🎟️ Free—RSVP here: bit.ly/BrainsUncork...

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.

Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

Moments at #AWP2025LosAngeles

From our session on “Cultivating Public Visibility as an Academic” with Dr. Brittany Friedman and Nanda Dyssou, Founder and Lead Publicist for Coriolis Company

Attending #AWP2025??? Join us for a panel on raising your public visibility as an academic.

Catch me live this Saturday, March 8th at 9amPST/12 noon EST for International Women’s Day on Black Writers Read discussing my book and much more.

Here’s the YouTube link to check it out
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0 is the number of days the US has not been a total international embarrassment

Donold Called Himself The King Today GTFO.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll never bend the knee to ‘King Trump.’

Get fucked.

A dumpster fire President’s Day gift

My next book event will be held at Cal State Bernardino on my birthday. Join me live or online. See the flyer for details on how to register.

War happens in policy-making, when folks have the basics. War is about far more than guns and ammo. And the US is at war with itself.

I have no desire to get on a plane right now and trying to figure out how to rearrange my upcoming book talk to avoid it.

Giving away 5 autographed copies of my book during my webinar, Enacting Educational Change Through Sly Civility, sponsored by EnCorps STEM Teachers Foundation this coming Thursday 2/13. See the flyer for how to enter the giveaway.

Fascism is when Donald Trump bans 1600+ vetted Afghan Muslim refugees who helped USA against the Taliban—but now issues an Executive Order accepting white Afrikaner South Africans as refugees to the USA.

It was never about justice or national security. It was always about advancing white supremacy.

Black Woman on Board Book events are back!

I don’t know if this is the plan. But if it is, let me rain on that parade.

Elon will never allow Democrats to win the mid-terms. If the plan is not to get him out of our govt systems now, it’s a wrap.

Psst…Y’all do know that Black folks been honoring Black History Month for at least 50 years b4 Gerald Ford made it into a federal observance in 1976?

We ain’t never needed white folk permission to celebrate our history. Sure ain’t going to stop now bcuz of less than mediocre white man. 🙄

Presenting at EnCorps upcoming Speaker Series webinar on “Enacting Educational Change Through Sly Civility”. Hope you can join me for this interactive webinar to learn more.

RSVP and join us: www.bit.ly/EnCorpsDrNicol
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This is precisely the time when artists go to work—not when everything is fine, but in times of dread. That’s our job!” Toni Morrison

2025 Black Woman on Board Book Events #blackwomanonboardbook @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.

It fits with the system’s “workforce development” emphasis. Gah. 😫

Indeed. But hey, we still have workforce development even if the planet burns to a crisp. 🙄

Americans don’t want to solve problems; we just want to make enough $$ that the problems don’t affect us.

Trump wants to OVERWHELM us into accepting an oligarchy with himself as king. He's testing how far he can go, but Congress, the courts, and the PEOPLE must teach him there are limits! If we surrender now, our democracy is DEAD.

Resist!

"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
-- Rosa Parks

Thou shalt not tolerate fascists. Thou shalt rip them out of thy society by root and stem.

Of course, what is being cut at Sonoma State is mostly the humanities programs including graduate degrees in languages, history, and the arts. 😒

Public works boards, trustees, regents, and commissioners have far more influence than most people realize. Black Woman on Board reveals the power of trustees to either support or thwart diversity along with supporting policies to make education affordable.

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As much as I hated Wikipedia as a college professor, I admit that it is a useful resource that has gotten better over time. Donated to hold onto alternative sources of info.