black girls in academia – ALEXUS P. BROWN, PH.D.

Dr. Lexy Year 1

Well it has certainly been a very long time since we have had a chat...This one will be a long one. So many things have happened in a year since…

the aftermath with bated breath

Hey y'all, I know I promised consistency, but this is what you get. Life's been interesting. How about you? Well...I'm done. All 191 pages of well-researched identity-making and linguistic patterning…

congratulating yourself

“When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.” The former quote from Paulo Coelho's award-winning work, The Alchemist, has stuck with me since I read…

resubmission after failure

Strap in, this is gonna be a long one. Long time, no write. I was preparing for (hopefully) a major comeback. After I didn't pass my dissertation proposal back at…

doing it scared

27 Jun 202328 Jun 2023

“When you make a conscious choice to stop worrying about all the ways you might screw up and focus instead only on what you can learn from the experience, you…

Imposter Syndrome

15 Jun 202315 Jun 2023

this is not the scholar you're looking for... I saw a video on Instagram about imposter syndrome and it really resonated with me and how I've been feeling as a…

getting started

Sometimes the hardest part is starting or starting over So as some of you may know, I passed the oral portion of my dissertation proposal but failed the written portion.…

“I regret to inform you…”

Y'all don't regret it, but ok. Rejections are just a fact of life. Some things or opportunities are just not for you either in that moment or ever. It's something…

“What do you wanna be when you grow up?”

3 Apr 202326 Apr 2023

Otherwise known as the worst question for the perpetual student. All its variations suck too. Yes, I'm talking about you: "What field are you gonna go into when you're done?"…