PinnedFinding Joy in Being GenderfluidSo, I try to find joy in being genderfluid. Here is how I do it: First, I let myself experiment with my gender nonconformity. I never was gender conforming to begin with, but letting myself feel free to try out stuff is nice. For the longest of time, I avoided…Nonbinary3 min readNonbinary3 min read
Mar 23Member-onlyFighting my own Anti-African bigotryI’ve been exposed to a lot of anti-African bigotry. Notably, I am talking about Africa the entire continent and the bigotry spouted about folks from there. My family did the whole “Nigerian scammers joke” along with a lot of other anti-African stuff that I will not be repeating here. One…Racism2 min readRacism2 min read
Mar 14Moving Into a New Phase of Self CareAs I prepare to go abroad, I am focusing more on self-care. Moving to a new country is no joke. As of today, I put in a 2 week notice for my current position and I am dropping down to part time work. I plan to do this until August…Self Care3 min readSelf Care3 min read
Mar 4Medium Partner Income for February 2023 and UpdatesMade around $3.00. Expected my income to dip since I wasn’t writing as often. What I am surprised is my BBC article being found on Google 21 times. Almost none of my articles appear on Google at all, though I know that someone shared my post on Tumblr. …Medium Partner Program1 min readMedium Partner Program1 min read
Mar 3Bear in mind that unlike the US British lecturers are not all Professors - that title is given to…1AdrianI would have started out like how they introduced any abled: With their achievements and what they…I would have started out like how they introduced any abled: With their achievements and what they are known for. In this case, I would have started out by stating that he was the youngest Black professor at Cambridge and that his sociology research was on racism in education, more…1 min read1 min read
Mar 3Black Mathematicians ThreadToday, I did wind up finishing the thread on Black Mathematicians. I had a nasty flare up, which is why I finished 2 days late. However, late is better than never! I covered 28 Black Mathematicians, 14 women, and 14 men. All were cis. As it turns out, it is…Black Mathematicians3 min readBlack Mathematicians3 min read
Mar 2The BBC’s Ableist and Racist Coverage of Prof. Jason ArdayOn February 23rd, 2023, the BBC did a story on Prof. Jason Arday, a Black sociologist set to become Cambridge’s youngest Black professor. …Racism8 min readRacism8 min read
Mar 2LinkedIn: Probably Banned SoonI’ve given LinkedIn a shot. Got banned 4 times, then decided to radically alter how I used it just to not get banned again because LinkedIn thinks I’m a bot. This has been very inaccessible to me and I’m tired of it. So, I am going back to how I…LinkedIn2 min readLinkedIn2 min read
Feb 25Member-onlyDownsizing and Preparing to LeaveI recently got accepted into the University of Manitoba for their doctoral program in Psychology, more specifically their Quantitative Psychology program. After some of the shock wore off, I have decided that I am going to downsize again in terms of stuff that I have. I think it’s best if…PhD2 min readPhD2 min read
Feb 18Member-onlyInitial Thoughts on Being Accepted Into a PhD ProgramI found out yesterday that I have been accepted into a PhD program for University of Manitoba. Here are my first initial thoughts: Excitement! Excited to be going back to graduate school. …PhD3 min readPhD3 min read
