She's.Got.The.MIC

A Picture Book to go along with my blog, shesgotthemic.wordpress.com.

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💜Issa 💜✊🏾💜 #issa #representationmatters #blackgirlmagic (at Herbst Theatre)

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When you're dance teacher decides to take class outside and dance in the street... in the rain... and stop traffic with Afrobeat 💃🏽✊🏾💃🏽 #happymonday #dance #thisisoakland (at Downtown Oakland, Oakland, California)

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#sampha (at Swedish American Hall)

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Long live Aunt Viv 💜✊🏾💜 #tbt #freshprince #90s

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Sunday Night 📖✊🏾🍷 #bookstagram #zadiesmith #blackwriters #womenwriters (at Jack London Square - Warehouse District)

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Remnants of Book Club 📚🍷📚 #bookclub #bookstagram #homegoing (at Oakland – Jack London Square station)

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I've been staying up too late, reading Homegoing for the past week. The structure is intriguing, begging me to think more about what I know and don't know about my past. Beautifully written and most compelling book of 2016 so far. 📚✊🏾📚 #sankofa #blackwriters #homegoing #bookstagram

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"I am black, not because of a curse, but because my skin has been able to capture all the cosmic effluvia. I am truly a drop of sun under the earth." ✊🏾 #frantzfanon #blackwriters #bookstagram

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Organized my sock drawer, drank some ginger tea, and then I let the tears roll down my eyes as I watched the first two episodes of Queen Sugar. ✊🏾 #queensugar #avaduvernay #fridaynight

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Good Morning!!! In case you were wondering 💁🏽✊🏾💁🏽 #donttouchmyhair #solange #sampha

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Happy Latinx History Month: 3 Latinx Artists Students Should Know

Happy Latinx History Month: 3 Latinx Artists Students Should Know

It’s Latinx Heritage Month and (some) schools are honoring the contributions that Latinx people have had on our country and beyond. As one of my school’s administrators, I expect all teachers to expose our students to the histories of communities of color throughout the year. In addition, we celebrate the various heritage months, such as Latinx Heritage Month. This year, every class is spending…

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Romare Bearden at the new #SFMOMA #romarebearden #blackartist #collage (at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)

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Finally renewed our membership to the SFMOMA and experienced its new layout. #sfmoma #artlover (at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)

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A student named Nina was serving me attitude today after I caught her sliipin' up. I had to call her into my office and told her "you share the name of someone I love too much to be throwin' me this much shade." She pulled herself together real quick after I showed her a picture of her namesake. #behaviormanagement #teachthemyoung #ninasimone

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I'm tired of adding names to the list. #blacklivesmatter #mylifematters

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Trini and I have been enjoying Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 🌸✊🏾🐶#chimamandangoziadichie #bookstagram #blackwriters #womenwriters (at Jack London Square - Warehouse District)

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Beautiful 🐝 #beyoncé (at Levi's Stadium)