Happy #PostDocAppreciationWeek! 💖 👩🏿‍🔬👨🏼‍🏭🧑🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍💻👩🏿‍💼👩🏾‍💻👩🏿‍🏫🧑🏽‍🔬🧑🏿‍🏭👨🏽‍🏫🧑🏾‍💻👨🏽‍🔬🧑🏿‍💼 Thank you to the scientists, engineers, and all the independent researchers of all disciplines who are constantly pushing the envelope. ✨ You are also mentors, leaders, and role models to many. We hope you never forget how valuable you are and how much we appreciate you!❣️ ✨ Visit our website (link in bio) to identify and read more about our brilliant #BlackInNeuro community members currently doing a postdoc. We are so proud to celebrate you this week (and always and forever)! ✨ If you are #BlackInNeuro and not featured on the website, it's not too late to submit a profile! 🧠 ✨ PostDocs, engage with this thread so we can amplify your work and boost your socials!

This Saturday Sept. 5th we’re hosting the first of many #BlackInNeuroSocial hangouts‼️‼️✨🧠🎉🥳💖 . Happening at 12 PM PDT / 3 PM EDT / 8 PM BST this will be a space for Black members of our community to feel safe connecting with others, socializing, and discussing any recents events that may have stirred up emotions within us . You can find the link to register in our bio and on our website www.blackinneuro.com . Please be sure to register soon! We are limiting the event to 200 attendees . Black In Neuro is dedicated to a harassment-free event experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: https://www.blackinneuro.com/community-guidelines (link in bio) . Comment 🧠❤️ if you’ll be there!

Ya’ll thought we were done?! 🗣🗣🗣 . We've shown you that Black scholars are out here and thriving. But we ALSO know that Black representation gets worse at each level, with abysmal percentages in faculty positions and leadership roles. Let's change that.✊🏾🧠 . If you're planning to move to the next level or looking for a new position , post a selfie to your story or timeline, describing what you hope to do, use the hashtag #RecruitBlackInNeuro, AND... . If you're going to be on the faculty job market soon, also include the hashtag #BlackNeuroFaculty. . If you're looking for a postdoc soon, also include the hashtag #BlackNeuroPostdocs. . If you’re an aspiring grad student and looking to connect with mentors or administrators for advice on the application process, also include the hashtag #BlackNeuroGradStudents. . If you’re looking for industry, science policy, or other positions outside academia, use the hashtag #BlackNeuroAltCareers. . Drop a 👋🏾 in the comments if you’re here for #RecruitBlackInNeuro. 👏🏾👏🏾

As the day winds down, we’re offering some suggestions on how to practice stillness 🧘🏿 . Dr. Thema Bryant Davis reminds us that, for Black people, especially those descended from enslaved Africans “stillness is resistance, ” so count your breaths, use a guided meditation, or repeat a mantra or prayer. . Let us know how you practice stillness! . #blackinneuroweek #blackjoyinneuro

BlackInNeuro values balance ( pun intended 😆). There are many ways we can take care of our mental health. Today we are highlighting some of our favorite Black Yoga Instructors. Don’t worry, we will be adding more names to this list. . What are some of your favorite yoga poses? . Drop a brain emoji if you would be interested in a BlackInNeuro live yoga or meditation session. 🧘🏽‍♀️ . #BlackJoyInNeuro #blackinneuroweek

Dr. McClendon, a Black psychologist who centers Black mental health, had some words of wisdom on navigating the hardships of being Black in academia and high-stress environments. . “Being a student is stressful. Add being a student of Color, and that stress multiplies exponentially. Education does not protect us from discrimination or the harm it causes. Chronic stress reduces coping resources and increases sensitivity to the damaging effects of stress on mental and physical health – weakening the “emotional immune system.” The best way to counteract that is to strengthen our emotional immune system by drawing on sources of joy, hope, empowerment and support, and do what we can to change unjust systems. . I like to think about cultivating joy as Black people as a process that takes place at three levels. At the personal level, find things that bring you joy, peace and stillness. Research shows that mindfulness meditation and prayer can reduce the negative impact of stress and discrimination on health. For Black people, “stillness is resistance” (Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis). You can simply sit and count your breaths for a few minutes, use a guided meditation from YouTube or Liberate (a mindfulness app curated specifically for people of Color), or repeat a mantra or prayer. . At the community level, find your people. Play and laugh, meet over zoom, or find another way to connect in a socially distanced way. This can also include finding supportive mentors, even outside of your institution. Reach out to people – we are in this together. The point is to experience joy with the people you love and to be able to reach out for support when you need it. . Finally, at the systems level, find ways to engage in activities or actions that contribute to changing systems to be more just and equitable, like going to a protest (wear your mask!), joining a community organization or a diversity committee, or spreading the word about fundraisers and initiatives through social media. Whatever it is, make sure that you balance it with personal and community skills so that you are not spending all of your time pushing for change without rest and support.”

TODAY AT 1PM EDT ‼️ To celebrate Black excellence and joy, we’ll be hosting a live dance class 💃🏾🕺🏾 Join us and Aggie Nonsizi @aggie.nonsizi as she leads our community dance class on IG Live! Be sure to tune in! DROP A 💃🏽 IF YOU READY!! #BlackJoyInNeuro #BlackInNeuroWeek

This week you’ve shared your stories, your triumphs, and your setbacks, and we couldn’t be more grateful. 🙏🏾 Let’s wrap up #BlackInNeuroWeek by you sharing what brings you joy. ✨ . Tell us what brings you happiness, laughter, peace, or stillness, and use the caption #BlackJoyInNeuro. . We’ve also got a special IG Live dance class planned with the amazing Aggie Nonsizi - @aggie.nonsizi . We hope to see you there! . Drop an emoji of what brings you joy!🤸🏽‍♂️🌱🐶🏀⚽️🧘🏿🧗🏾‍♂️🚴🏿😊

In honor of celebrating #BlackWomenInNeuro we’re sharing some Hidden Figures in Neuro and STEM. We know how hard it is now to always be the “only” in a space, and these women knew this all too well. Despite the odds, these women were trailblazers, and today we celebrate them, because their stories deserve to be heard. List curated by @drdebah . . . #BlackAFinSTEM #QueerInSTEM #LGBTQstem #BlackInSTEM #BlackWomeninSTEM #womenInSTEM #nonbinary #femme #women #neuro #science #neuroscience #neurology #brain #science #scicomm #scientist #thisiswhatascientistlookslike #phdlife #phd #university #college #phdstudent #gradschool #uni #BlackGirlMagic #BlackIsKing #hiddenfigures

It’s time to celebrate! . Our #BlackWomenInNeuro #BlackFemmesInNeuro #BlackNBInNeuro #BlackTransIn Neuro social starts soon, you don’t want to miss it! . Let us know if we’ll see you there! . . . #BlackAFinSTEM #QueerInSTEM #LGBTQstem #BlackInSTEM #BlackWomeninSTEM #womenInSTEM #nonbinary #femme #women #neuro #science #neuroscience #neurology #brain #science #scicomm #scientist #thisiswhatascientistlookslike #phdlife #phd #university #college #phdstudent #gradschool #uni #BlackGirlMagic #BlackIsKing