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@DRollins_

2 months

Told my son to stop putting 2Pac’s “Dear Mama” on his posts about me, cause WHO TF was a crack fiend? 🧐

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4 months

He NEVER dances. LIKE…NEVER (he sip his drank & nods his head at MOST). While at our friend’s grad party, I don’t know what came over him but he looked over & said, “come dance witcha boy.” 🥹 Dance floor to ourselves. Room full of ppl, but it felt like NO ONE there but us. 🖤

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6 months

Nobody: Black people: It woulda been 3:06 right now.

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3 years

😂 Which Oprah are you in a department meeting?

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5 years

As a gift for my 30th birthday, and for getting accepted into all of the PhD programs I applied to, my mother bought me a Macbook Pro. I’ve been borrowing laptops to get through my undergrad and my masters program. Shoutout to all the mamas out there...especially mine!😭❤️

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2 years

First Day of 21st Grade! #PhDLife

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2 months

I’m just sayin, “Mama” by Boys 2 Men is RIGHT THERE…lookin him dead in the face. 😩

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1 year

Came across a post that read: “Are you really keeping the peace by being non-confrontational or are you just moving the “war” from the outside to inside?”

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4 years

Real quick. Black women. What do we call these? May daughter asked and I said, “knockers.” Made it up...😬🤷🏾‍♀️

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2 months

“Poor, single mother on welfare” who put you out on the streets? Wow, son. Wow.🫨

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5 months

Now…..Wait a minute! Why y’all aint told me nothing!???? #BlackTwitter

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3 years

Much love to the Black girls and boys who never found their name on the gift store keychains. ❤️

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2 years

How me and the papers I downloaded to read over the holiday break looking at each other:

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6 months

LADIES: When did they change the ANNUAL paps to every 5-8 years!? I don’t care if the results are normal. 🗣️Schedule my next “preventative” visit for March 2025 and quit playing with me, miss. #WomensHealth #WomenHistoryMonth

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3 years

Grad student friendships HIT Different! These folks really keep you LIFTED and grounded!

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4 years

Grateful for this little one. She knows mommy is busy with readings/papers and that it cuts into our mommy/daughter time. I got out of the shower and she has a “study session” set up with a nice fire and snacks. So we get to spend time while doing hmwk. Everyone wins. 🥰😭

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3 years

I love how Black women have unanimously decided to replace “I love your___” and “congratulations” with “C’MON.” ❤️☺️ 🗣 “C’MON PROMOTION!!” 🗣 “C’MON HAIR!!” 🗣“C’MON, DOCTOR!!” 🗣 “C’MON RETIREMENT!!” 🗣 “C’MON POLKA DOTS!!”

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4 years

My 7th grader wanted to flip the script and take my “1st day of PhD” school photo! #HereWeGo

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1 year

Doing a pHD is hard.😮‍💨 That’s all. That’s the tweet.

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1 year

I……I think he tryna make it to my acknowledgements section, y’all. 🫢 My man set me up a desk area in his home so I can stop working from my lap on the couch. 🥹 I love this for me!

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4 years

Walked by & overheard my 13 y/o telling his friends while playing online: “Bruh, my momz is legit in 19th grade. She’s MOVED STATES to get a PhD...she not lettin’ me on the game ‘til my homework is done, bro...she clearly takes school srsly...forget it.” Glad he knows.🤷🏾‍♀️😂💜

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4 months

At a coffee shop writing. Young girl walks up to ask, “Did u TA a speech class in 2021? You may not recognize me cz we were wearing masks.” She went on to say, how my classroom culture helped her come out of her shell post COVID, & Thanked me. 🥹 I needed that today.

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3 years

The Black graduate student urge to ask the other Black graduate students if they’re going to the department function before deciding to go. 👀

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2 years

Them: “Cool, you’re in a PhD program, what do you do?” Me: “I read, write, teach, and drink tequila.

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1 year

I asked my son why do I catch him talking to himself at times My boy gon’ say, “sometimes you gotta consult the realest person you know!” #Respect

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6 months

Some cold-pressed, organic, Black Love for your algorithm. ♥️ #MyManMyMan

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4 months

This is what a DOCTORAL CANDIDATE looks like! TALK TO ME NICE! ☺️🙌🏾 Coming to Twitter daily & being reminded through jokes or advice of those who have come before me & those who are currently on this journey WITH me helped push me here! So, THANK YALL. #AcademicTwitter #PhDLife

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3 years

One thing I’ve mastered this 1st semester of my PhD program is alternative ways to say “but” and “I don’t like it.” - “Have we considered...” - “I was wondering if...” - “I’d like to empower us to...” Any others?

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2 months

@ScottyBono Hollered!!!! “Ya smoke crack dontcha!?”

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1 year

Me trying my first wash-n-go.🥲

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3 years

They better tell us if we shutting down or not before I go get these school clothes and supplies.

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6 months

Me trying to distract my dissertation committee from the theoretical gaps in my argument. 😩🤭 #phdlife #AcademicChatter #academictwitter

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4 months

Wait, yall use to have to out TWO spaces after the period in your writing? Why?

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4 years

@fatbellybella Wow. So my daddy wasn’t lying after all! 🤭. He said it might’ve been your “grandmother’s ring or something....not really sure.” And forget my mama! 🗣You my Yae Yo NOW @fatbellybella ! 😭

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4 years

Since we are all gathered here! Just want all the Black women to know I LOVE Y’ALL! Happy New Year!!

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4 months

As y’all can see I was cheesy & giddy ALL NIGHT. 🤭 THEM: “You act like you addicted to him.” ME: “I got the bike, Holidayyy!” 😩

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6 months

I’m working on a research project focused on Black Women & Natural Hair. Black Women: How old were you when you first got a perm? I was 6. #BlackWomen #BlackTwitter #Natural

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3 months

Just because my “bill is ready to view” doesn’t mean I’m ready to VIEW it.

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1 year

Oh nothing….just bought my first “around the house” Moo-Moo and feeling REAL GROWN and maternal. Who want some smothered chicken over rice? 🤣

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4 years

For those interested and sharing #BlackintheIvory , there was a book written about 13 years ago titled “Black Women in the Ivory Tower” that was written by Stephanie Y. Evans. She said it’s free to download online.

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13 days

Good luck to all the FIRST YEARS going into this fall semester! - First year grad students. - First year assistant professors. - First year at a new university. You got this! 💪🏾

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6 months

I really hung out with this man once and been with him ever since. #BlackTwitter #blacklove

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4 years

Thinking ‘bout asking my mama if she can still “knock me into next week. I need this semester to be OVER! 😩

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6 months

Breathe. It’s just a chapter, not the WHOLE story. And you gotta BELIEVE that. 🤌🏾

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3 months

If “Not Like Us” was a Dissertation title, it would be something like: “I’on Like Drake When He Act Tough:” A Critical Cultural Content Analysis Dissecting the Cultural Appropriation Tactics Performed by Mainstream Hip Hop Industry Plants.

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5 months

Y’all come look at this. My baby wanted to try in my regalia and I captured these.🫢🥹💗 They’re paying ATTENTION.

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2 months

@khristofflee I know, but still…dog deeper into ya library, son. 😩🤣

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3 years

My latest piece. 🎨🖌

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4 years

@fatbellybella Now that my dad is out the way: It was a pleasure chatting with you today and putting what I thought was a 20 year old myth to rest! Your authenticity and engagement with your fans is always refreshing......I love you mama! 👀🥰❤️ Goodnight.

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4 years

Y’all! My baby girl left this message on my snapchat. It’s times like these that I’m reminded that I’m doing something right. ❤️😭

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3 years

I said, “smile.” She said, “girls don’t always have to smile.” You right, baby! 💜💪🏾

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3 months

My chair is an Alpha. I’m a Delta. So when I’m slacking our convos be like: “I already got my PhD. You want yours or not? Better get some more words written for me to read if you tryna be Dr. Rollins.” And it works like MAGIC.🤣😩 #IYKYK

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4 years

So....did the “knockers” name come from that sound they make when mama would do that twist-around motion around the rubber band and you’d hear ‘em knock against each other? 😂 #SeriousQuestion

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4 years

How we started vs. how it’s going:

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1 year

Y’all remember that man I said put a desk in his living room for me last week? This how we were steppin’ THIS weekend. 😏🖤

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4 years

I wasn’t expecting this answer at all! 😭 She’s paying attention and it means SO MUCH. ❤️ #PhDLife #PhDParenting

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2 months

@HasefTheGreat “I got the BIKE, Holiday!” 😩

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3 years

If I say “long story short,” just know the story still gon’ be long.

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3 years

Really need a what I would like to call a “CVs & Cocktails Kickback” where ya close folks come by, laptops in hand, and update CVs with wine and bomb ass snacks. Oh, and before we leave we each present and celebrate each others updates! 👏🏾

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3 years

1st day of my career in academia as an instructor of record! Ms. Dee, Ms. Rollins if ya nasty. 🗣KIDDING…KIDDING! 😂

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5 months

My chair just casually said in mid-conversation during our check-in meeting, “when I hood you…” 🫢 It’s these subtle affirmations from our advisors that keep us grad students GOING. #AcademicTwitter #phdchat #phdlife

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4 years

Next time they cut you off, say: “I’m sorry. Did the MIDDLE of my sentence interrupt the BEGINNING of yours?”

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5 months

Black Women: what’s about to go down? #BlackTwitter #AintNoSprayBottleBihh

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3 years

Strapless bra came undone during my lecture today. 😩 How’s your Thursday going?

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3 years

Told my mama I was feeling a lil’ down because I was missing family out here in IL by myself. Pressure of classes, teaching, etc. And she did what mamas all over the world do for their babies…🗣SHOW TF UP! Shout out to all the mamas out there, especially mine. 🥰

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4 months

Reading through y’alls comments and quote tweets…I said, “Baby they saying it was the dress, heels, and updo that ‘came over you.😌” In which he replied, “tellem, I said ‘nah, yo fine ass look that damn good all the time.😏” While I’m over her lookin’ like this.😩

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4 years

@fatbellybella He’s making me tell you he sent you a DM message on Instagram. 🙄🤦🏾‍♀️

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3 years

This grad student been tearing this bed up!!! Do ya hear me!? Sleep for breakfast. Sleep for lunch. Sleep for dinner. And if I’m feeling feisty, I’ll put o. Them rain sounds! Yesss!!!

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3 years

Totally random but: City bus drivers don’t get much love, shout out to them. They really be getting folks where they need to be.

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4 months

Academic Hivemind, a lot of folks were just accepted into grad school starting in the fall!🎉🙌🏾 Let’s start a thread of tips that will be helpful for them going into YEAR ONE. #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat #phdlife #Blackademics I’ll go first.

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1 year

Ya girl is officially in the Qualifying Exam phase! 🙌🏾

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4 years

In a webinar listening to THE Nikki Giovanni and she blessed my soul when she said: “You don’t have to write everyday, because (realistically) you don’t have something to say everyday.” 🙌🏾

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3 years

Student in my 11am: “dang, Ms. Dee, you said forget a lent roller today, huh!?😎” Me: “yeah, the same way you forgot yo edge-up this past weekend.🤔” Class: 😭😆🤭😆😫😲😄

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3 years

What Black lives DON’T need is “performative” allies. And I said it with my chest for @TEDx . Check the link ➡️

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2 years

Threw my friend a meme party this weekend, so of course I showed up as the ONE and ONLY. What’s your favorite line from the movie?

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3 years

Shouts out to all the grad students and profs who gave it all they could give and made it through this semester. We barely “made it,” but we still here! 💪🏾

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4 years

@fatbellybella I got y’all! We gone settle this “folk tale” rat now! This pic is back whenhe was on tour with @vanillaice as his show DJ. He lyin’ on yo name or nah?

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4 years

Hvnt started our 1st semester as PhD students & we already put together an all Black Girl writing group called, “We Got Us.” We write on zoom on Fridays! I’m SO emotional abt how beautifully this journey is carving itself out 2 be. Black advisor. Black girl writing group!🙌🏾

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3 months

Dissertation writing is a different level of discipline. 😮‍💨 #phdchat

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4 years

Welp! Ya’ girl just officially wrapped up her first semester in a PhD program, in a new city/state, during a global pandemic, while teaching/assisting my 2 kiddos schooling from home. Feelin’ reeeeal UNFUCKWITTABLE right now!

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3 years

Big hair day.

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4 years

@fatbellybella He did live in N. Dallas projects with his grandmother. I’mma ask him about the ring and screenshot his response.

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3 years

Me pretending I grasped a concept during seminar discussion on an article I barely read.

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4 months

We be at work replying “sounds good” knowing NOTHING about what was discussed sounded good. 🤣🥲

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1 year

A reminder on today: We were NOT slaves. We were “enslaved.” The term “slave” removes the accountability from those White men responsible for inhumanely “enslaving” other human-beings.

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5 months

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4 years

Me and my son celebrated our birthdays together for the first time today! No big party, no drinks, no family/friends....just a girl and her now teenage son. #Thirteen #ThirtyOne He’s Feb. 5th, I’m Feb. 8th. 🎉

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2 years

Me trying to take a pic to commemorate the end of my 2nd year as a PhD student is actually an excellent depiction of how this PhD journey is going.😩🤦🏾‍♀️🤣

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2 years

Them: How’s grad school? Me:

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3 years

My face after my first day of zoom lectures without technical difficulties or forgetting to unmute myself when speaking. It just MIGHT be a GREAT semester!

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3 years

🗣COME ON, LEMON DROP!

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3 years

One of my students (upperclass Black girl) whispered, “Oop, pick ya titties up prof.” FML.😩😂

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3 years

🗣Listennnnnn!!!! My fro was GIVIN’ tah-day! Drop yo fro below!! #FroAppreciationPost

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4 years

@fatbellybella My dad “DJ Zero” (real name Patrick), swears y’all briefly dated waaaay back in the day. Can you confirm or deny his claim, please? I been saying he’s lying for 25 years now. 🤔

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3 years

That smile when you turn in all your work and are finally done with the Fall 2021 semester! 🙌🏾😁 #PhDamnDeja

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3 years

Say cheese, y’all! 💛

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1 year

Felt cute.

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3 years

I recently learned: Throughout lecture, instead of asking, “ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS,” reframe this to more open ended question by asking, “WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE.” The answer to the former is simply “YES,” while the answer to the latter is the question you were seeking. 👌🏾

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3 years

What’s your word or phrase for 2022? Mine is “intentionality”.

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2 years

Working my job, while working on my education, while working on my career, while working on my parenting, while working on myself, while working on my relationships, while working on my goals, while trying to accommodate others…while tryna get 8hrs of sleep. Who can relate?😩

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