I am the granddaughter of Eula and RP Sirls, sharecroppers in Texas and Alabama in the 1930s, and the great-granddaughter of Rosa (formerly enslaved) and George Thrikill; and the granddaughter of Elizabeth Jean Pratt and Daniel Pratt of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
I am the sister of Awadagin Pratt, one of the “one of the great and distinctive American pianists and conductors of our time.”
I am the mother of Emmanuel Pratt-Clarke (@emmanuelaopc), an amazing talented African-Diaspora artist and painter based in the United States and the Bahamas whose art is highlighted on this website, and Raebekkah Pratt-Clarke, a powerful, determined Blackwildgirl “dominating the field” in sports management.
Reflections inspired by a true Blackwildgirl, Audre Lorde. “Girl, it is better to speak. For you are still here. Still alive. Still with words. Still with words. Still with words that want so urgently and insistently to be written, to be spoken, to have impact.” Menah Pratt (Blackwildgirl). This coming
I had the privilege of having an American Council on Education Leadership Year Experience. It is called a fellowship, but I’m trying to move away from male-centered language, so I’m calling it a leadership year. The leadership year was an opportunity to step away from the beautiful, pristine, idyllic and
As the founder of the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference, it was a deep honor to share Blackwildgirl with almost 700 women of color. Having a conversation with Dr. Mercedes Ramirez Fernandez, the Chief Diversity Officer for the University of Minnesota, was amazing. We have been friends and colleagues for almost 15 years, and it was incredible to have this conversation in a ballroom full of women of color scholars.
