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By: jé judson August 7, 2024August 15, 2024 Liberateglobal solidarity, police and racial terror, police violence, public health, racismLeave a Comment

Palestine and US Policing: Politics of Inhumanity

It’s been 10 months since the start of the genocide of Palestinians…It’s been 10 years since Mike Brown was killed by police. The issues are deeply intertwined.

By: jé judson May 30, 2021October 3, 2025 Liberateblack history is American history, police and racial terror, police violence, racial terrorism, white supremacy1 Comment

Tulsa 100: A century (and more) of dealing with white violence

This week marks exactly 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. A massacre that devastated a thriving Black community, that stripped people of their wealth and their futures, and that served as yet another reminder of the violence of white supremacy. But Tulsa didn’t mark the beginning or the end of this type…

By: jé judson August 8, 2018August 9, 2024 Reflectidentity, radical self-love, words of wisdomLeave a Comment

On Being Unapologetically Black…

The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it. –Eartha Kitt As kids we were regularly admonished to “use your inside voice!” or some variant of the phrase. Usually spoken by an older matriarchal figure, a grey-haired teacher (a librarian in my case), whenever you got just a little too animated and loud in…

By: jé judson July 13, 2013December 14, 2021 LiberateBlack Lives Matter, fear, police and racial terror, racism, society, state sanctioned violenceLeave a Comment

License to Kill: The Illusion of a Free and Democratic Society

I have a difficult time describing to people from other countries why I don’t love my country. Why I don’t uphold it to that same beacon of hope and social inclusion that it’s portrayed to be. Why I’d almost recommend that immigrants, especially of African descent, go to any other developed nation but ours, even…

By: jé judson May 12, 2012August 9, 2024 Wandercommunication, language barriers, racism, stereotypes, Taiwan, travel, xenophobia2 Comments

Hand Signals & Calculators

Stop for a moment and think about all the personal encounters you’ve had in the U.S., or have witnessed, with non-English speakers. Think about the level of impatience had with, or complete dismissal of, that non-English speaking person. We are, as a nation, pretty ridiculous. As are some other nations when it comes to non-speakers…

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Academia has a problem…

By: jé judson April 14, 2025August 27, 2025

Liberateacademia, exploitation, phd, research, structural racism, work politics6 Comments

…Rachel R. Hardeman is but one manifestation of that problem. I started writing this last December after back to back articles centering her were published. I was sick of it. She wreaked havoc on my mental and financial health, along with many others, yet there she was smiling and being praised for her “work.” I…

Protected: Another Doctor in the House

By: jé judson August 11, 2022April 16, 2025

Createacademia, academic violence, climate and environment, education, milestones, phd journey, police violence, relationships, research, thrive

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One Day at at Time…

By: jé judson May 24, 2020August 11, 2024

Reflectletting go, pandemic, radical self-love, reflections, releasing guilt, setting goalsLeave a Comment

I’ve been in a funny mood all day. Yes, times are strange, we’re in a pandemic, we’ve been home for months, and things will likely never be the same as they were prior to this. It’s unsettling. But today, in particular, I felt strange: I watched youtube videos of gospel music. I’m not religious. I…

So Anxious.

By: jé judson February 23, 2020June 28, 2022

Reflectmental health, on my mind, personal growth, self careLeave a Comment

Several times a week I find myself sitting down to work on the things I decided were my priorities for the day and all of a sudden unable to sit still. I start seeing something that needs to be washed or organized or another project idea that comes up that I should tackle. It’s a…