I will always remember a discussion/argument I had in the first year of my PhD with a younger white female student. I felt that science needs to be guided by principles of justice to ensure we reach for the common... Continue Reading →
Did you know that membership in the SCO is free this year for people of Color?
If you have been following along for awhile, you probably know I am becoming more and more of a geography nerd. I believe everything happens somewhere and somewhen. My dissertation even included loads of old maps. As a scientist, we... Continue Reading →
I posted recently on my Facebook Page that I was called a Magical Negro. You may be familiar with Magical Negro Characters like Will Smith's character in Bagger Vance, or Michael Clarke Duncan's character in The Green Mile. Glenn and... Continue Reading →
I have visited Cay Sal Cay. I actually walked all the way around Cay Sal Cay on May 22 2010 with my friend and teacher Dr. Ethan Freid. I also SCUBA dived on the Cay Sal Bank in May 2010... Continue Reading →
so this one time I wrote a letter to the tribune (2011) and thought it would never be published. It was and I got in trouble with the Minister of the Environment. I was asked to write an apology for... Continue Reading →
Slapping up: the act of talking incessantly without tangible action. Running on. A derivative of the phrase "slapping up your gums" Example: "all these people running on about mining in Andros and letting Bahamians benefit from our resources. If they... Continue Reading →
During my Master's degree at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, I had the Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Science Fellowship. My research focused on the epiflora and epifauna of the bladderwrack Fucus distichus, under Dr. Madhumi Mitra, but I also worked... Continue Reading →
Several popular, vocal conservationists have asked me, "how can you be a conservationist and take money from [x group]?" These groups include developers, predominantly white institutions, animal care facilities, meat producers, banks, the list goes on and on. Here is... Continue Reading →
