deborah@songsouth.org

Systems Manager

D is a Black bi-genderqueer Southerner from Memphis who briefly lived in New Jersey before returning home. After 12 years as an academic librarian at a predominantly white institution, D left academia to pursue authenticity and community-driven work. Deeply involved in social justice, D found their political home with the SONG-Nashville chapter. One of their most cherished projects is the Tennessee Prison Book Project, where they, with local volunteers, sent 40-50 books monthly to incarcerated individuals in Tennessee and maintained correspondence with them. This initiative was entirely community-funded and led. When not reading or organizing, D enjoys parades, games, hiking, toy stores, roller skating, and fighting Nashville’s gentrification. They dream of rescuing a puppy with their partner, achieving Black liberation, and returning to playing the trumpet.