The Power of Public Scholarship: Using Social Media to Educate and Advocate for Social Justice
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Description
Angel Jones is an educator, activist, and critical race scholar who uses creative methods such as hip-hop and poetry to center the voices and experiences of the Black community. Her research explores the impact of racism on mental health with a focus on microaggressions and Racial Battle Fatigue. Dr. Jones is also a public scholar who uses social media as an educational tool to increase access to academic scholarship. She is a proud first-generation college student who received a Ph.D. in Education from George Washington University with a focus on inequality in Higher Education, an M.Ed. and Ed.S. in School Counseling from Georgia State University, as well as a B.A. in Political Science from Syracuse University. She is also a Brooklyn native and proud Afro Latina.
This session is moderated by Denice Lewis and Heather VanDyne.
Publication Date
2-16-2023
Recommended Citation
Jones, Angel, "The Power of Public Scholarship: Using Social Media to Educate and Advocate for Social Justice" (2023). 2023 IRDL Scholar’s Speaker Series. 1.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/irdl-speakerseries-2023/1
