Featured in HushLoudly’s Gamechangers: Introverts to Watch in 2025
On World Introvert Day this year, I’m honored to be included in HushLoudly: Introverts Redefined’s list of Gamechangers: Introverts to...
January 2, 2025
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2021
Going Beyond the “Highlight Reel” of Dr. King’s Legacy: Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center Newsletter
Sadly, I still hear Dr. King’s name invoked as a tool to outright silence or tone-police Black people who are...
February 9, 2021
2020
Our Voices Matter
So I wrote about a not so helpful experience in therapy as an example of why we need more Black...
June 10, 2020
Inclusion and Equity Leadership Spotlight: Relando Thompkins-Jones
In this video, I share some of the experiences and motivations that inform my own social justice journey, as well as my work as Director of Social Justice Education and Special Assistant for Inclusive Consulting at Grand Valley State University.
May 27, 2020
Article: “Social justice workshops engage participants in critical dialogues”
Here’s a brief profile from GV Next that also serves to invite members of the campus community to upcoming workshops...
March 5, 2020
Article: “GV offers Social Justice Education to students and faculty”
Sharing some press representing my unit of Social Justice Education and spreading the word about upcoming events. “Director of Social...
January 20, 2020
2019
Panelist: The Tensions Between Free Speech and Inclusion
Here’s a clipping from a news article covering a recent panel I was on that focused on the tensions between free...
November 25, 2019
Supporting Students in Post-Election Town Hall Meetings
At some point, I’ll write about my experiences with this initiative in detail, but for the time being, I’ll just...
January 26, 2019
2017
Toxic Masculinity Is A Macro Social Work Issue
My piece on Toxic Masculinity as a Macro Social Work Issue has been published in The New Social Worker Magazine‘s...
July 6, 2017
Featured in GV Faces February 2017
I made the GV Faces feature this month. Here’s the news clipping from the issue. Ubuntu, From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando...
February 7, 2017
