@drnicolerawls: To believe your oppressor means you operate differently when you have to be in their house. Don’t feed it more of what it wants, which is your pain, trauma and blood. What does it look like to play back as the oppressor has been playin in our faces? #story #education #indigenous #culture #drnicolerawls
That’s kinda my philosophy about working in corporate America. I see billion dollar companies as my sugar daddy
2026-08-27 18:02:49
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biglitabitch :
They love trauma p0rn. Deny them that.
2026-09-02 22:01:42
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Hadija :
This is so perfect for future scholars!!! Never show them all your cards! My vulnerability is NOT for their consumption!!! Noted 💗
2026-08-27 19:04:57
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IntellectualThuggery :
did the same my first round... dude at Penn state said "it made me uncomfortable." Woke me up.
2026-08-27 21:05:46
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DrStephanieICU :
“Do not feed your oppressors”
2026-08-27 17:00:31
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S0uLutionary :
That includes over consumption
2026-08-27 20:47:04
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Josué :
Im a Brown alum and love that you mentored them! They mentored me!
2026-08-27 22:07:29
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N/A :
how did she remove the essence while still retaining what they can digest ? can you give an example ? I am applying for my mfa this year so thinking about this
2026-08-27 17:16:09
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My 💕 :
When I first started my corp job an elder told me never tell them your struggle. If they own a house you do too! I always remembered his words, our transgressions are for us.
2026-08-28 00:18:33
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Doobledorf :
Beautiful advice to give someone. Don't let them take your story from you. Get what you need, get that shit, and bring it with you back to where you know it matters.
2026-08-27 19:19:08
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PettyMayonesa :
Period. I won’t disclose my employer…I am in the belly of the best serving!!!!! But best believe I’m also here to reap!
2026-08-27 18:20:14
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JBHarris| Griot, Firekeeper :
*notes this in baby grad student*
2026-08-27 16:02:40
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henry-gsv :
the essay thing is so dumb. there should just be a minimum requirement as far as GPA and then the gov ensures there are enough universities to meet the applicants
2026-08-31 01:14:24
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dswyhv :
personally i’ve hidden my assets and my moms when i apply to school and tell them im a super poor immigrant who needs all the possible funding and grants ….. we live in the suburbs 🤭
2026-08-27 20:56:18
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Edwina|Content Creator :
Following. This is so interesting. I have similar feelings about handing over information that could be use later
2026-09-02 04:35:45
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whatevs9117 :
This reminds me of something i heard on here about people from extraction based cultures vs hospitality cultures. We shouldn't give to people in the former.
2026-09-01 23:18:46
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TheLatinoSartre :
Solid damn advice. Even in the corporate world, I think SHRM’s temporary dei visions have tricked a lot of folks to think the playing field was leveled. Truth is closer to what you said
2026-08-27 15:12:03
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DrStephanieICU :
The belly of the beast
2026-08-27 17:00:17
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Sharlene :
I can't agree more. I have complained to NIH about their need for trauma porn in graduate Fellowship applications when the candidate doesn't have a perfect undergrad GPA. It's crazy. And yes, you have to understand the game and know your enemy in order to win.
2026-08-29 10:41:45
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🚬 :
as a queer indigenous decolonial scholar I need to hear this. 🙏🏽
2026-08-28 04:53:53
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Kane One :
I had to learn this for myself in my masters program, going for art ed as a practicing graffiti artist. It’s also what stopped me from getting a PhD. I’m still very much interested in developing graffiti scholarship independently.
2026-08-27 21:07:27
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gggrrreeeaaattt :
The opposite of this for white people is "Don't feed the wildlife"
2026-08-28 00:13:46
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Dom Julio :
I’m on my lunch break waiting to hear back from my first choice program and I wasn’t prepared for this type of truth
2026-08-27 17:30:52
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