Real talk about embodying my full humanity and overcoming barriers and obstacles to thrive!
I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams! This is not a, whoa it’s me talk, and have pity for the first generation college student who overcame, ‘cause I don’t have time for deficit-based thinking, the myth of black exceptionalism, or sympathy!
About the speaker
Tiece M. Ruffin is a native of Washington, D.C. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Special Education and cognate in Reading Education. Professionally, she is a veteran teacher educator and defender of human rights as an education justice advocate, consultant, and freedom fighter working to dismantle oppressive and structurally inequitable education systems. Further, she is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Mother-scholar, and associate professor of Africana Studies & Education at The University of North Carolina Asheville.
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