Altagracia Montilla🌻

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On Wednesday, July 17th, at 4 p.m. PST // 7 p.m. EST, Lynell George will unpack the life of Octavia E. Butler and the art of new world-building.

Octavia E. Butler’s work teaches us to balance grief and hope, to leverage imagination and envision ourselves beyond limitations. How did she do it?

@NatBenELTeacher @ITOClove 🥰 grateful to be in community with you

You really must get comfortable with celebrating yourself. It’s so healing. Waiting for others to do so causes unrealistic expectations. Celebrate you always.

Enjoy the accomplishment without trying to find another one. Savor the moment. Give thanks. Breathe. It’s okay to rest.

😍NYC 🏙️ Come to Cave Canem HQ 5/24 @ 6:30 PM ET for a free public poetry reading! Big thanks to Falù (@msjfalu) for leading our NYC Regional Workshop. We’re excited to see so many lovers of Black poetry! Virtual and in-person registration here ➡️ bit.ly/43irDZ5

What can school abolition look like in the classroom? …istteachingnetwork.networkforgood.com/events/56113-n…

What Is Afrofuturism? A new exhibition defines how artistry and activism over decades gave rise to the idea and promise of a future that could advance Black life smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-in…

“My feeling is that white people have a very, very serious problem. And they should start thinking about what they can do about it.” - Toni Morrison

May ✨

#Repost @JustSeeds: International Workers' Day, known as Labor Day in some countries, celebrates workers, labor organizing and unions. It's origins are also connected to the European spring festival of #MayDay. On May 1, 1886, workers at 13,000 businesse…lnkd.in/g7zPdU9Z

Please consider proposing a chapter for my forthcoming coedited publication, PK-12 Professionals’ Narratives of Working as Advocates Impacting Today’s Schools, through IGI Global: lnkd.in/ghTN8_di lnkd.in/g-Si_8DH

Sango teaches us that being too nice will always eventually trap us. Advocate for yourself so people do not take advantage of your kindness. Niceness without boundaries is how you get destroyed.