Mommy of 3 boys | Ohio State U Prof | Author | Scholar of race, gender, culture, and law | Pretty in Pink
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4 Jan 2023
Academic Friends: Please consider submitting and also share this CFP for contributors for the Oxford Handbook of African American Women's Writing. Thanks!
simonedrake.com/oxford-handb…
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18 Jul 2023
A documentary film about racial tensions and police violence that shut down Linden-McKinley High School in 1971. linkedin.com/posts/simone-dr…
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25 May 2023
Thank you for sharing @katrinajunelee
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25 May 2023
Checkout "Shutdown," a documentary on the May 1971 closure of Linden-McKinley High School due to racial unrest.#civilrights #blackstudies #SocialJustice
Simone C. Drake, Executive Producer
Celia C. Peters, Director & Producer
Allen S. Coleman, Producer
shutdownfilm.org
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Simone Drake retweeted
26 Dec 2022
The Best Man Final Chapters. I loved the friendship, culture, soundtrack, & good writing. Really loved they finally figured out what to do with kids in black marriage plots. I wrote about this: bit.ly/3I36BGI. Maybe @malcolmdlee read it.😂 #TheBestManFinalChapters
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28 Sep 2022
Share in your networks: English Depart. @ Ohio State U. is doing a search for an Assistant Professor of Native American Literature and Culture. Position comes with a two-year postdoctoral fellow appointment and then straight to tenure-track.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
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6 Jun 2022
I’m so pleased to do this important police training work with @katrinajunelee
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26 Mar 2022
I'm excited about launching this project to improve law enforcement & Black community relations with @katrinajunelee & colleagues @OhioState @OSU_Law
26 Mar 2022
Here's a story on grant projects I am leading with OSU colleagues & Columbus Division of Police to improve internal division & police-civilian relations. @OhioState @ASCatOSU @ColumbusPolice @katrinajunelee
osu.edu/features/2021/resear…
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Simone Drake retweeted
10 May 2021
This month’s Engaged Scholar Q&A is with @SimoneCDrake “My academic training in Black Studies positions community engagement and social responsibility as a pillar of the discipline, a pillar that holds equal standing w/ academic research and scholarship.” engage.osu.edu/engaged-schol…
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30 Mar 2021
I love doing community engaged work @OhioState with @OSUOutreach
30 Mar 2021
Congratulations to @SimoneCDrake, recipient of a 2021 @OhioState Community Engaged Scholar Award! (photo pre-pandemic) engage.osu.edu/2021-universi…
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Simone Drake retweeted
19 Mar 2021
We've got some great media studies collections on sale for 40% off with coupon SCMS21, including "Are You Entertained," edited by @SimoneCDrake & @drdkhenderson. #Bookselfie #SCMS21
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1 Feb 2021
Going live on Texas Public Radio's The Source to discuss Are You Entertained?: Black Popular Culture in the Twenty-First Century. #dukepress
tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2…
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27 Oct 2020
Enjoyed doing this interview w/@gorenlj about Are You Entertained? (@DukePress) featuring @kinohin @DrLisaBThompson @ejlordi @EricDarnell @ruschur @drdavidjleonard @TakiyahNAmin @NewBlackMan @PatriciaHillCo1 @ninamercer @RalinaJoseph @VincentStephe @kjfdikuua & others
ARE YOU ENTERTAINED? (@DukePress) offers an engaging and interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary black popular culture, especially in relation to power, capitalism, gender identity and presidential politics. Co-editor @SimoneCDrake joins @gorenlj ⤵️
newbooksnetwork.com/simone-c…
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27 Oct 2020
I had a great time talking with @gorenlj about Are You Entertained (@DukePress)!
26 Oct 2020
ARE YOU ENTERTAINED? (@DukePress) offers an engaging and interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary black popular culture, especially in relation to power, capitalism, gender identity and presidential politics. Co-editor @SimoneCDrake joins @gorenlj ⤵️
newbooksnetwork.com/simone-c…
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Simone Drake retweeted
24 Oct 2020
Fantastic interview with @SimoneCDrake about ARE YOU ENTERTAINED?, a new collection on C21 Black popular culture from @DukePress. With shout outs to every contributor, including @ejlordi @NewBlackMan @EricDarnell @drdavidjleonard @DrLisaBThompson & others newbooksnetwork.com/simone-c…
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9 Sep 2020
I’m looking forward to reading @ejlordi new book on Soul!
Pushing Toward the Black (W)Hole: A Review of Emily Lordi’s ‘The Meaning of Soul’
newblackmaninexile.net/2020/…
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30 Aug 2020
Yes, INVEST don’t divest! #BlackStudiesMatters
30 Aug 2020
@SimoneCDrake @Molefiasante @ClealandPhD #AndreaQueeley #JoshuaGuild & me on "opportunity of a generation" for universities to invest in #BlackStudies departments #race #ethnicity centers & #clusterhires of faculty @jessicabakeman @CRE2_WashU @hedwig_lee
wlrn.org/2020-08-25/amid-rec…
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