Media

Articles, Videos, Podcasts.
Opinion Editorials

“The Gift of Kwanzaa,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 26 Dec. 2021.

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“New Fiction, Old Reality: It’s Time We Pay Attention to the Pandemic Struggles of Black Women,” Ms. Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021.

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“Helping Postdoctoral Scholars Navigate Precarious Times.” POSTDOCket. Vol 18, Issue 3. March/April 2020.

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“Alternative Facts and Faulty Citations: Urging Students to Use the Library.” Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 14 Aug. 2017

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“Lessons from a Class Straddler: Upward Mobility in Literature.” Classism Exposed [Boston, MA], 18 July 2013.

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“‘Wishing for Heaven’: Cross-Class Relationships and Contemporary Culture.” Classism Exposed [Boston, MA], 1 Nov. 2012.

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in the press

2020    “‘Being Human’ Podcast Launches New Season,” 4 Sept. 2020,

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2020    “Student Project, Pitt Programs Confront Colorism,” 22 Oct. 2020

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2020    “Pandemic and Protests Through Lens of
Black Literature,” 10 July 2020

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2018    “International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) Stories, Dr. Robin Brooks – Florida, United States,” Sept. 2018

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2019    “Where Gun Violence Abounds, Honoring Loved Ones with ‘Rest in Peace’ Shirts,” The Washington Post, Aug. 2019

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