About me

I educate communities and preserve histories through social justice education and oral history.

Growing up surrounded by systemic oppression, I navigated its shadows without the language to identify or understand them. It wasn’t until a college course exposed the historical roots of these injustices that I began to fully grasp how deeply inequality was embedded in our world. That discovery changed everything. After witnessing the harm caused by miseducation on race, gender, and power, I committed myself to empowering others through truth-telling education—a mission that continues to guide my work today.

My goal has always been to teach people what they were never meant to know—an urgent task in today’s climate of diversity, equity & inclusion bans and attacks on truthful education. With a focus on anti-Blackness, patriarchal violence, and environmental justice, I work to expose the interconnected systems of oppression that shape our world and challenge the forces that seek to erase them.

Beyond education, I am deeply committed to preserving and amplifying marginalized voices through oral history. If we don’t tell our own stories, they will be distorted or erased altogether. Oral history is more than a method; it’s an act of resistance.

Currently, I serve as a professor of liberal arts at Columbus College of Art & Design, where I teach students to critically engage with history, power, and justice. I also work as a community educator, consultant, and oral historian, leading workshops and projects that uncover hidden histories and empower people to challenge systemic inequities.