Christian, OT, DST, Seminarian, occupational & social justice / well-being advocate, performer, caregiver, loves macncheese & chocolate
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In 1957 white segregationists in Nashville literally bombed Hattie Cotton Elementary School (a white school) because the school was integrated by a 6yo Black girl. 📢They bombed their own children's school📢
Black folk have been woke since 1619 for survival.
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Debut single “how would you feel?” out now, go check it out for me 🤝🤝
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I am listening to Christmas music as I finish my chores for the evening. How can I move to the rhythm and literally be crying at the same time? Holding so much grief for the loss of my sister to breast cancer and so much pain for the world, yet I am reminded love will prevail.🙏🏽
An amazing experience! I cannot wait to partner more. The elders said- See Us! We are strong. We are contributors to the well-being of our society. We are still creating. We are a part of the Afro-future, not only the past.
On 9/27, our Community Experiential Learning Center hosted the opening reception of “Wisdom: Celebrating the Creativity of Community Elders.” The exhibit is part of a collaboration between the CELC and Dr. Paulette Sankofa with the support of@RACStLouis. bit.ly/459HBWe
What he said—
With increasing diversity ‘affirmative action’ is more important than ever. #SCOTUS has made clear that the responsibility is ours. We must take affirmative, assertive, & aggressive action to build a nation where all people thrive. @ChildDefender childrensdefense.org/blog/sc…
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NASA announced that crew member Christina Koch will be the first female astronaut to land on the moon.
Two occupational therapists, Beth Roros & Sasha-Gay Steward, helped build an injury prevention program for the team who created the first female-specific space suit! #OTMonth
ALT Bayhealth Occupational Therapists Beth Roros and Sasha-Gay Steward pose for a photo with female-specific space suit.
It was so good to be with you and to be reminded of our “why”. Remembering allows us to keep the main thing, the main thing. Thank you for you support ♥️♥️
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Congratulations @dcrthomas 🥳🥳! Well deserved and I look forward to be mentored by you alongside many others 🥹
It is not lost on me- that my presidency of the National Black OT Caucus began with work around the killing of George Floyd and is ending with the shooting of #RalphYarl. The AOTA Conference is literally in KC Mo this week. I have to get my heart prepped to enter this space AGAIN
A beautiful day indeed! Great cause! Great food! Great fellowship with my partners in good trouble!
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Dan is a proud Catholic. Adam Page is a pastor. Please understand that if you're practicing your faith in a way that makes you angry about children getting food at school for free, your interpretation of the faith is 🗑️.
Feed kids. Educate kids. House kids. They deserve it all.
I struggled with this just last night. A group of us were meeting and the three of us who were Black kept a close eye on the clock. In order to get home, we knew we had to pass through towns where we would not be safe. The meeting hosts knew it also and made sure we ended early.
“Hey Auntie.”
“We love you.”
That’s going to live rent-free in my head for a mighty long time. #Oscars
Isn’t it interesting, how we have kids to grow up, doing homework after school and on weekends—all the way into college—- and then wonder why people have trouble disconnecting from work after hours for self care 🤔
Supreme Court case against Biden student debt relief could hinge on 1 state - ABC News. Missouri. 💀 apple.news/AyzIbTk46T-St90K5…
Dr. Sabrina Salvant is dropping KNOWLEDGE today regarding Black mental health- do you hear me?!!! Come on in the room, occupational therapists!
National Black Occupational Therapy Caucus(NBOTC)/Black-male Registered Occupational Therapy Healthcare-professionals Assistants & Students (BROTHAS) 2nd Annual Black History Month event.
Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
When I was a kid, my school let us have our own mock presidential election (had no idea it wasn’t real). I voted for Jimmy Carter. Later on that evening, he won. I was so proud- thought I had really done something, 😅. He has made me proud ever since.
#JimmyCarter
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It's been said over and over by the disabled community, and I'll repeat it for good measure: if we designed society and our systems around the needs of disabled people, life would become immensely more enjoyable and productive for everyone. Literally everyone would win.