blackfeminismlives:

“I  also intend that when you finish graduate school you are not grabbing  for crumbs based on what academic institution wants to hire and tokenize  and overwork an under-represented person with your specialties, but  rather that you will be able to choose to continue your passionate  inquiry on your own terms in ways that prioritize and support strategies  of power for the communities you love.”-Alexis Pauline Gumbs

blackfeminismlives:

“I also intend that when you finish graduate school you are not grabbing for crumbs based on what academic institution wants to hire and tokenize and overwork an under-represented person with your specialties, but rather that you will be able to choose to continue your passionate inquiry on your own terms in ways that prioritize and support strategies of power for the communities you love.”-Alexis Pauline Gumbs