I am many intersecting identities woven into a single person. I am a kid from the east side of Cleveland. I am Black. I am a woman. I am a member of the LGBTQ+ community. I am a spouse. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am an aunt. I am a student. I am gifted. I am a scholar. I am full of questions whose answers are yet to be discovered.

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My identities intermingle with my experiences, sometimes shaping my path and other times being shaped by it. Who I am is dependent on the day, time, and rotation of the planet on its axis. I am a work in progress.

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I am a lifelong learner. As I learn, I teach. I am an instructor. 

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I combine my lived experiences with research to tell my story. I talk to others to co-construct the meaning of their lived experiences and tell their stories. I study and analyze data to tell stories about education. I am an analyst. I am a researcher. I am a storyteller.

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I am TK from the inner city.

I am Dr. TK to the ivory towers.