Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, PhD, LSW

I am my ancestors' wildest dreams. #BlackDoc #Blackademia #Blackademic #FirstGenDocs #MyHistoryMatters #BlackLivesMatter #ThisIsWhy #BlackPhD #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #Blackademics

all i can say is live. you have to live. if you’re trans, queer, a woman, bipoc, disabled, an immigrant: you must live. we have to support each other. we have to be visible and loud if and when we can. and above all else we have to live

Not @YahooSports with the fake news! What is @YahooSportsCFB doing over there? Perfect example of writing the story before the game is done. Welp, my boys never quit. #GoCanes

Not I been singing the wrong lyric for the last 20 years. I just knew Mario said "Everywhere you go, they stop and stare cuz you're battered and choked". This man says "Cuz you bad and it shows!!!! Ay yi yi. So embarassed. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

This school is pretty important to my family's story. I am heartbroken.

First week of fall semester: ✅ We loved celebrating with our students, staff & faculty at our Nashville campus kick-off party. Knoxville: get ready for yours on 8/27 at UT Gardens (4:30pm) #utkcsw #ChangeHappensHere #SocialWork #GoVols

LIZZIE!!! I was wondering if I missed you. Can't wait to hear what you have to say.

Not I thought this lady was about to say Metro Boomin'. Smh at myself.

2/2: screamed and sobbed like that in months. I miss my brother, and I wish for nothing more than to have him still here with me and our family. But, if I had to lose him, I am devastated that it had to be like this. It's unbearable.

1/2: I've been rewatching Scandal over the last few months. I wasn't vigilant, and the Brandon Parker episode caught me by surprise. I tried my best to self-soothe and was successful until the closing shot. All I could see was Bossman's face at the funeral home. I haven't

I'm not a fan of all this noise during the closing prayer. Y'all kinda disrespectful. Smh.

I'm a kid with a funny name too, Barack....and I make them say it everyday. 😊

"The affirmative action of generational wealth" She reading Trump for filth. (And many others by extension.) Love Michelle.

Not a Black job. 🤣🤣🤣

Wow. Around this time, 15 years ago, I was starting college. Ay yi yi.

The view while Dr. FDubs is working her scholarly magic. Shout out to @utkcsw for hosting another amazing Annual Writing Summit!

Congrats to @drfdubs for receiving an NIH Loan Repayment Program Award from the National Institute for Minority Health & Health Disparities! She receives 2 years of funding in support of her project, "The Black Youth Mental Health Literacy Study". @NIH_LRP @NIMHD

I be trying to tell the people, but they don't care.

Wait til they make battle rapping an Olympic Sport. Imma win a gold medal. 🏅🏅🏅🏅 #OlympicGames