# Liberation Education Newsletter Welcome! Here’s what you can expect: Decolonization education, wellness-centered equity, and tools for intentional community building. Join me on this journey for insights, provocations, and meaningful connection. Page: Feed: --- ## [I am 100% Human, but an A.I. Scanner Says I am 100% A.I.](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/i-am-100-human-but-an-ai-scanner) _2026-08-19 · Desireé B Stephens_ “Do I sound like AI, or does AI sound like me?”- Uppity Negress ## [Liberation Practice: Map Where Your Labor Goes](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/liberation-practice-map-where-your) _2026-08-15 · Desireé B Stephens_ Before we talk about changing our relationship with labor, we probably need to know where the hell all of it is going. ## [What Black August Remembers, and Why We Still Need It](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/what-black-august-remembers-and-why) _2026-08-11 · Desireé B Stephens_ A deeper look at the history, discipline, political education, and people Black August asks us not to forget. ## [August's Liberation Lesson: Who Taught You That You Had to Earn Your Right to Exist?](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/augusts-liberation-lesson-who-taught) _2026-08-08 · Desireé B Stephens_ Black August, Creative Authority, and the Difference Between Labor That Sustains Us and Labor That Extracts Us with Leah Tioxon ## [Black August Series Announcement](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/black-august-series-announcement) _2026-08-06 · Desireé B Stephens_ The Economic Framework for This Moment ## [Live with Desireé B Stephens](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/live-with-desiree-b-stephens-0fe) _2026-08-01 · Desireé B Stephens_ A recording from Desireé B Stephens's live video ## [Your No Is a Nervous-System Practice](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/your-no-is-a-nervous-system-practice) _2026-07-28 · Desireé B Stephens_ Why does saying no feel so dangerous? ## [When Keeping Up Is the Problem](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/when-keeping-up-is-the-problem) _2026-07-22 · Desireé B Stephens_ You may not need a better routine. You may need to tell the truth about what your life is costing you. ## [July’s Liberation Lesson: Belonging Without Abandoning Ourselves](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/julys-liberation-lesson-belonging) _2026-07-14 · Desireé B Stephens_ Rest, sovereignty, and learning to participate without disappearing inside the collective With Leah Tioxon ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/X0xkGPQlwf9c) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [The Dissonance of Whiteness: The Contradiction That Stops Liberation](https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/the-dissonance-of-whiteness-the-contradiction) _2026-07-11 · Desireé B Stephens_ "Hi, I'm Desireé B. Stephens, and I Pathologize Whiteness"