LaToya R Jefferson-JamesA Brief Guide for Politicians Who Actually Want to Speak with/Reach Black FolkReader, I want to take a break from my thoughts on Black folk at work and talk to politicians. It’s election season, and I am not sure if…·8 min read·6 days ago--5--5
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesFour Facets of Workplace Character Assassination: Black Folk EditionReader, following my last two posts, a friend and fellow reader has asked me to follow up on character assassination at work. I told this…·15 min read·Mar 30, 2024--1--1
LaToya R Jefferson-James10 Signs of Professional Jealousy in the Workplace: Black Folk EditionAs more and more Black folk enter into professions where we have been historically under-represented, we are facing daily micro-aggressions…·12 min read·Mar 23, 2024--1--1
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesFive Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace: Black Folk EditionFor many youngish Black Americans, we are entering into professional arenas that our great-grandparents and grandparents could only ever…·16 min read·Mar 8, 2024----
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesWhy Wouldn’t White Students Choose Einstein’s Stance?With “anti-woke” politics threatening African American/Africana/Ethnic Studies and gender studies programs in higher education across…·8 min read·Mar 5, 2024--2--2
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesBlack Envy/White ProfitsOccasionally, I write about Black people in popular culture. While most academics dismiss pop culture, I have always felt that our…·11 min read·Feb 23, 2024--4--4
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesRAP Is a Patchwork Quilt, Part 2This is a continuation of a previous post. As with the previous post, I am continuing my rant. I am tired of silly, divisive arguments…·6 min read·Jan 20, 2024----
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesAnd It All Started with a Red Ink Pen…Student Rant, Part 2I am all for raising non-narcissistic children who have a healthy dose of high self-esteem. But when esteem boosting means throwing…·9 min read·Jan 8, 2024--13--13
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesRAP Is a Patchwork Quilt, Part 1As a professor who occasionally teaches HipHop as a literature form, I am tired of useless, divisive debates about the roots of RAP. RAP is…·7 min read·Jan 5, 2024----
LaToya R Jefferson-JamesDisrespectful, Sensitive ChildrenI have never been a professor to complain about what my students do not know. However, their behavior has grown worse over the years.6 min read·Jan 3, 2024--1--1