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Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt
BA, MA, MA, PhD, JD
writer-artist, scholar-activist, academic-advocate.
About Me
“No black woman writer in this culture can write ‘too much.’ Indeed, no woman writer can write ‘too much’… No woman has ever written enough.” bell hooks
I am a Sierra Leonean-American, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, raised in Normal, Illinois. I am the daughter of Dr. Mildred Pratt and Dr. Theodore Pratt.
SCHOLAR-WRITER
BOOKS AND BLOGS
Author of 4 books, 100 blogs, Professor of Education, Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Diversity, Virginia Tech. Earned 5 degrees, including J.D., PhD in Sociology, MA in Literary Studies and Sociology, BA in Literature, Philosophy, and African-American Studies.
AWARD WINNING PUBLIC SPEAKER
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
2023-2024 American Council on Education Fellow; 2023 Winds of Change Award; 2023 Top 50 Women in Virginia; 2021 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Leadership Award; 2018 American Education Studies Association Book Award. Panelist and speaker for national webinars, including White House initiative and commencement speaker.
POET AND MUSICIAN
CREATIVE ARTIST
Classically trained pianist and violinist; creator of Menah’s Matinee, Music and Musings podcast. Signature poetry works include Virginia Tech’s Sesquicentennial Poem, When a Black Woman Walks Into a Room, and An African-American Love Story.
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My Blog
Advocating for the World’s Untouchables”:…
Read full article with citations and links at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advocating-worlds-untouchables-lessons-learned-from-india-menah-pratt-xrcwe/ Excerpts below: I have returned from visiting India for a week. As […]
“We are not guys, gents,…
The first time it happened, I’m sure I was a little girl. I do remember being slightly horrified and embarrassed. As children, […]
“Hell, No!”: The Color Purple’s…
I have purple African violets in my house. They are delicate but powerful and resilient plants. I love when the seem to […]