Keep friends around you that will call you out!

These past few months, I've been doing a lot behind the scenes.

Between creating pitches for a few upcoming science TV projects (🤞🏽!), building my voice over clientele, performing STEM webinars for universities and school districts, and raising money for the upcoming #STEMSuccessSummit, I haven't been motivated to post educational content on the socials.

I was recently sharing updates on COVID and how they factor into our tentative road to freedom with friends, when they called me out.

They asked me, "Why aren't you sharing all this knowledge on social?" They reminded me of why I started my work.

Despite the above, I had no *real* excuses. I know people that follow me that may not trust most scientists, but will trust information that I've vetted and produced for them.

As scientists from communities of color, we must not forget to advocate while we're busy grinding in the "lab". People are listening! People trust us! I'll be back to creating content this December!

Lesson learned: Keep friends around you that will call you out!

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