Tierra

My blogs

Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Social Studies Teacher
Location	Washington, DC, United States
Introduction	I'm a sixth-generation Washingtonian, who moved back to Congress Heights on June 1, 2012, after five years in New Orleans. There, I taught high school history, and began a history PhD program at Tulane University. Now, I'm home to teach, research my dissertation and stay forever.
Interests	African-American history, D.C. voting rights, quilting, live music, new restaurants, politics, gluten-free food, genealogy
Favorite Movies	Everything Is Illuminated, Magnolia, Undercover Brother, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, The Great Debaters, Mean Girls
Favorite Music	Jay-Z, Kanye West, Counting Crows, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, Nine Inch Nails
Favorite Books	The Time Traveler's Wife, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Everything Is Illuminated, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, The History of Love, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families