Keiana Mayfield, PhD, MSW

Hey!

Are you going to SRCD’s Biennial in Minneapolis? Let me know if you’re going, if you’re presenting, and what you’re hoping to get out of this year’s conference!

@srcdorg.bsky.social
@thephdplace.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
#AcademicChatter
#ChildDevelopment

Imagine hating Black people so much you don't want clean milk or healthy kids.

Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

I’m sorry but if anyone believes they sent that letter to Harvard by mistake I have a bridge to sell you and what not. They sent it, hoped for complete capitulation, and when it didn’t work and they got a little egg on their face, the very trumpian internal blame game+public gaslight started

Nobody from Target can explain why they thought ending DEI programs and cutting ties with Black businesses would have no impact on Black consumers spending money in their stores. They knew we'd stop. They simply underestimated the impact of us cutting them off. That's why it's still "no" for me.

Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna is also phenomenal. *chef kiss*

All great. I’ve read them all. Some more than 3 times. 4 were book club books with my kiddos.

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.

2025, also know as the year when the administration that decried an unjust “Deep State” actively tried to construct a deeply unjust “Deep State.”

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

I’m glad YOU are here too.

Just in case you needed to hear that.

#AcademicSky #AcademicChatter

Libraries are the COOLEST.

It would be great if — now stay with me — businesses didn’t raise prices because of the tariffs… INSTEAD, they should add a separate tariff FEE at the end of receipts so people can see that it’s 👏🏾 a 👏🏾 tax👏🏾!

Also, make it HUGE. A BIG BEAUTIFUL TAX.

#TariffAreTaxes
#FinancialStability
#TariffTantrum

The stories we tell ourselves and each other, whether they be old or new, are the foundation of humanity. We are the culmination of generations of storytelling. Pass the brilliance of books and story on someone else by donating to your local library.

#BookSky #StoriesWeTell #Libraries

This bill has been a topic of conversation in my MSW course. We’ve been discussing the potential implications for our aging population in terms of financial burdens to acquiring necessary documentation to potential physical & geographic barriers to registration.

#AllVotesMatter
#AllVotersMatter

Ok. I walked away from my desk!

Woooo!

Now, I’m rereading a book about ultra-processed food whilst eating Lemonheads..

Aaahhhhhh…. 🫣😬

I’m doing too much and too little at the same time.

#BookSky
#CognitiveDissonance
#IAmOftenTheProblem

Right now @ 9:37 PM EST: I’m sitting at my desk, working. I really wish I was in bed asleep.

~~SEVERAL HOURS FROM NOW~~

One more chapter won’t hurt… 💔 📚

🔮 I’m not an oracle, but I can absolutely see the future and I’m not a fan.

#NoBehaviorsWereChanged
#SoTired
#NeverTooTiredToRead
#BookSky

BOY,IS IT!

@traceybaptiste.bsky.social is a staple in my work and home libraries! Coal is framed on my gallery wall in my office and I keep at least 2 other Baptiste books in my office to lend out.

I cannot wait for Boy 2.0.2 (?)!

A graphic list of how to host a read in including how to plan, announce, prepare, and execute

A read-in before a school board meeting is more than a protest – it’s a powerful stand for a wide variety of books, student voices, and the freedom to read. Let’s show up and speak out. #ReadInForRights #FreedomToRead #ProtectOurLibraries

I know I’m new here, but the bot to human ratio seems WILD.

#BotSky

Ever feel like you're outside THE ROOM where the intellectual thought partners & collaborators of your dreams are just happily thinking & discussing & collaborating, but you're stuck outside. Like, you're at the threshold but never invited in?

Yeah, me too.

#AcademicSky #EduSky #BlackSky #research

Let’s be real — a world without libraries would be pretty boring.
No stories, no study spots, no free events, no quiet escapes, no community. Libraries make life better. ♥️

This article by @drchristyrogers.bsky.social & @derekmorgan.bsky.social really helped me jump back into a sibling paper I've been neglecting🫣: tinyurl.com/37edrphj

Overview papers are esp helpful when trying to learn or get back to a literature.

#ManuscriptMonday #AcademicSky #manythanks

Most Americans want to read more books. We just don't. When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll ...

Did you hear this NPR story about how people aspire to be read more books? www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...

As someone who regularly ignores her family to #readmorebooks, I'm curious about how many books you read each year? Do you have a fav I should add to my list?

#NationalLibraryWeek #ALA #BookSky

I just remembered that I made plans to be social tomorrow. HOW am I going to finish today, work tomorrow, BE SOCIAL tomorrow evening, & finish out the week?

Past me & future me are at odds. Current me is also unhelpful.

#AlreadyTired #AcademicCommunity #AcademicChatter #ItWillBeGreat

A World Worth Saving by @kylelukoff.bsky.social prompted so many questions & clarifications, sadness & righteous anger, desire to “do something,” & dismay over seemingly easy dismissals. Peeling away layers of mythos & mystery, we spoke of the human condition laid bare on the page & we felt hope.

Lola by @karlavalenti.bsky.social is such a work of brilliance. My kiddos were full of awe & accusations & wonder at the magic possible from shifting one’s perspective. They described it as “beautiful & gut wrenching.” We spoke of grief & darkness & new beginnings & the awesome power of prose. 🥰

Today, I hosted my 2 kid book clubs. It was 2 hours of laughing & gasps & “SETTLE DOWNS.” But it was also a 2 hours to reflect on the literal & figurative power of transformations — big & small. The power of stories told & stories still to come. It was lovely.

#booksky #KidLit #stories #mgbooks

I hope other university alliances start pooling resources and engaging in the kinds of collective action Rutgers is proposing here for the Big Ten.

senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol...

Did you know that this week is #NationalLibraryWeek? We are the product of the stories we tell ourselves & each other. Stories are the foundation of our humanity & access to a broad range of stories fuel our hope, imagination, & innovation.

#FindANewStory

#ALA #booksky #stories #books #libraries

Motivational Speech You Didn't Ask For:

The world is a lot.
Breathe. Remember.
Your value is innate, not dictated by external noise.
You are worthy of good & amazing things.
You are worthy of the time & energy & rest required for personal growth.

You matter.

#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky

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I’m so happy to see you!