Tabitha Willis

“My creative, professional, and academic pursuits have always centered the ways art can, and does, interrogate and unsettle systems of inequality.” — Thando Mlambo, “The Creatives” 2024 Frontliner, Zimbabwe A snippet of our new class of “The Creatives” who are at the forefront of fighting for justice and equality worldwide using the arts. Through the Youth To The Front Fund, we’re building a movement of artists determined to uplift communities locally and globally. Find out more about “The Creatives” 2024 Frontliners’ initiatives at the link in our bio! #WeAreFamily *** “The Creatives” 2024 Frontliners featured: @StanleyAnibogu, FEMIN(are), @blackartistdata, Astrid Peraza, @develophorg, Dousman, @Narratio_org, @tab.reneee, Verses to Voices / @abigailmusida & @xeniamanasseh, @tymetothrive, @RiceboxStudio

“Chayah holistically tackles nature and health in both physical and creative outlets to make a truly unique approach to how we make a difference in the environmental racism space.” — @TabReneee, “The Creatives” 2024 Frontliner, USA Tabitha Willis’ Chayah is dedicated to aiding vulnerable populations in Chicago that disproportionately endure the impacts of environmental pollution, resulting in increased health risks and reduced access to green spaces and safe infrastructure. By employing a holistic approach that integrates health, science, and arts education with meaningful action, Chayah fosters youth-led innovation through ideation think tanks focused on environmental justice and urban design art that empower communities and cultivate regenerative change. Get to know “The Creatives” 2024 Youth To The Front Fund Frontliners at the link in our bio!

Storytelling for resettled refugee youth. Disability inclusion in environmental justice. Breaking systemic barriers for Black artists in music and beyond. This is just a glimpse of the “The Creatives” 2024 class — the newest #YouthToTheFrontFund Frontliners representing 19 countries across 5 continents and 5 states in the United States. Artivists. Collectives. Cultural storytellers. Creative organizers. Heritage keepers. Holistic health healers. Community leaders. “The Creatives” 2024 Frontliners champion justice-driven initiatives that use artistic mediums to center Black, Indigenous, and communities of color in impact and rewrite narratives across the globe. Check out how “The Creatives” 2024 Frontliners are fueling change at the link in our bio! #WeAreFamily

📍 NEW YORK — #CheggChangemaker meet up during #UNWeek ✨ Thank you to @Chegg CEO Nathan Schultz for hosting this special dinner with some of the #GlobalStudentPrize finalists and the newly announced 2024 winner, Ángela Elena Olazarán Laureano. @HikaruWHayakawa @TabReneee @_mathiascharles @KeziaSanie @amnajourneys @JeremiahThoron @loringplacenyc #StudentVoice #UNWeek2024

Tonight, we’re celebrating our inspiring #CheggChangemaker community! ✨ @Chegg CEO Nathan Schultz hosted a special dinner for these inspiring young leaders in NYC during #UNWeek. They met face-to-face and shared their impact, ideas, and hopes for the future. Big thanks to our amazing Chegg Changemakers! @HikaruWHayakawa @TabReneee @_mathiascharles @KeziaSanie @amnajourneys @JeremiahThoron @loringplacenyc #GlobalStudentPrize

Delighted to share our recent paper @NirajRai3 @aabiddanda @eshab05 @Conydelafc @Urbaninski93 @NagarjunaPasup5 @mootspoints @hey__renee @FreilichSuzanne @TabReneee and co-authors not on X. Special thanks to our community partners and participants!

Happy #DayOfTheGirl! Today we celebrate Assembly — a platform for young women to share their opinions and experiences, all year round. Read, subscribe and submit your stories at assembly.malala.org 💛

Serena: started with beads ended with diamonds

Books about women who made a mark in the world. Women like you and me and us - Gutsy, Daring, Strong and Resilient. ~Dare to Learn ~The Book of Gutsy Women ~The Gutsy Girls of Science Read and get inspired, shipping worldwide!

We’re thrilled to announce our inaugural cohort of the VV Visionaries program in partnership with the #EsteeLauderEmergingLeaders Fund. We’re proud to invest in women challenging gender bias through their leadership and taking bold action. #LeadYourWay vitalvoices.org/program/vision…

✨ Excited to share our most recent work on population genetics in Southwest India! ✨ 🗣️ We ask: What is the relationship between genetic & oral histories in this region? 🧬 biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🧵 A thread with some highlights …

Congratulations Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award honorees! Five exceptional recipients are being recognized for making a positive difference, enhancing diversity, promoting inclusion, building @OhioState’s legacy and modeling our values. bit.ly/39EQOhZ

Congratulations to Tom Magliery (associate professor in @OSU_CBC) and @TabReneee (4th year student in @OSUanthro ) for winning 2 of this year's 5 Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Awards! @ASCatOSU @ODIatOSU

Time for Disney Dreamer alum to drop some knowledge! 🤯 Hear about the journey of a lifetime from 3 game changers who walked the walk. #ddaDisney #Be100

Things we love to see: Buckeyes picking up their @PayItForwardOSU at-home service project kits ❤️ #BuckeyesGive #GetInvolvedOSU

It’s THEEEE OHIO STATE!!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 @OhioStateFB OH…….. IO 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

You can sit with us! Grab our digital playbook for crushing your back-to-school situation. GU Back to School Presented by Disney Dreamers Academy will show you how manage your mental and coins + more. Watch it LIVE TOMORROW Aug. 25th at 6PM ET at #ESSENCE (dot) com.

Makiyah Bryant was a 15-year old child murdered by the Columbus police. The same CPD that murdered Casey Woodson Jr. The same CPD that let students to flip cars because of a football game while officers took a joy ride in a taxpayer-funded helicopter. I’m shaking with anger.

There are two Americas.

What many are saying is true: If this were Black Lives Matter storming the Capitol, tanks would have been in the city by now. The response tells the story of our nation’s racist history and present. How can we stop it from being the future?