Carmen is a perennial learner, equally at home in spirited discussions with her students as she is in the quiet company of a good book. Her work has taken root across several literary spaces: Inlandia’s Blacklandia anthology, 88 Unashamed Black Mental Health Stories, and the anthology Black Cultural Futurism: Ifá, Indigenous African Beliefs, and Black Survival. Her current research includes a documentary companion to her dissertation, Critical Whiteness and Black Praxis, examining how Ethnic Studies pedagogy inspires action toward Black liberation. Earlier work earned her a James D. Phelan Literary Award and a Solas Award for Culture and Ideas, with pieces also appearing in the Themis and Acacia journals. Carmen’s chapbook, A Love Letter, was published in 2023 and named a Small Press Distribution bestseller in May and June of that year.
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