by Jessica Dunston | Feb 8, 2021 | Blackness, Education, Healing, Love, Uncategorized, Womanisms
So… Since the win and successful transition into the 46th presidency of the United States, Joe Biden restarted the conversation on getting our beloved ancestor known as Harriet Tubman, to replace known racist Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. For those who may not...
by Jessica Dunston | Feb 21, 2018 | Healing, Reflection, Uncategorized, Womanisms
On this day, February 18th in 2017, my Facebook status read: Sometimes, all I want to do with my life is research. About people and eras and culture. And write about what I research. Dassit. At the same time I wanna help people on a road toward better mental health...
by Jessica | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on the Kinesis blog on November 23, 2015. Anyone who knows me would agree that I am an extremely big advocate of speaking one’s truth. This is especially necessary for marginalized peoples and otherwise suppressed voices. Anyone who knows me would...
by Jessica | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on the Kinesis blog on December 5, 2015. With all of these acts of terrorism popping up globally for the last several years – and I’m not sure if we are simply getting more reports now, or if they are actually more numerous – I...
by Jessica | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on the Kinesis blog on December 19, 2015. A jewel was dropped on me this morning at the crack of dawn, via my Facebook timeline. In “Connecting the Disconnected: When South Asians Accuse East Africans of Cultural Appropriation”, S. Varatharajah makes...
by Jessica | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on the Kinesis blog on January 5, 2016. So… I’ve been going through a sort of quarter life crisis. Many things have come to light for me and many of those things have been forced, very harsh lessons. Some have simply evolved on their own...
