Contents

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Black Women Rising: Jumping Double-Dutch with a Liberatory Consciousness

Barbara J. Love and Valerie D. Jiggetts

Black Women’s Educational Philosophies and Social Justice Values of the 94 Percent

Stephanie Y. Evans, Andrea D. Domingue, and Tania D. Mitchell

EXAMINING IDENTITY AND THEORY

Gone Missin’: The Absence of Black Women’s Praxis in Social Justice Theory

Tania D. Mitchell

Social Justice Education and Luxocracy

Layli Maparyan

When Intersections Collide: Young Black Women Combat Sexism, Racism, and Ageism in Higher Education

Jaymee Lewis-Flenaugh, Eboni N. Turnbow, and Sharee L. Myricks

Standing Outside of the Circle: The Politics of Identity and Leadership in the Life of a Black Lesbian Professor

Judy A. Alston

Black Feminist Thought: A Response to White Fragility

Michele D. Smith and Maia Niguel Moore

The Reproduction of the Anti-Black Misogynist Apparatus in U.S. and Latin American Pop Culture

Natasha Howard

EVALUATING FOUNDATIONS AND GENERATIONS

A Seat at the Table: Mary McLeod Bethune’s Call for the Inclusion of Black Women During World War II

Ashley Robertson Preston

The Life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree (1914–2018): A Centenarian Lesson in Social Justice and Regenerative Power

Katie McCabe and Stephanie Y. Evans

This Ain’t Yo’ Mama’s Revolution—Or Maybe It Is: #TakeBackTheFlag and the New Student Activism

Shennette Garrett-Scott and Dominique Garrett-Scott

We Got a Lot to Be Mad About: A Seat at Solange’s Table

Bettina L. Love and Sarah Abdelaziz

POSITING PEDAGOGY

Black, Female, and Teaching Social Justice: Transformative Pedagogy for Challenging Times

Robin Brooks

Moments in the Danger Zone: Encountering “Non-Racist,” “Non-Racial,” and “Non-Color-Seeing” Do-Gooders

Michelle R. Dunlap, Christina D. Burrell, and Penney Jade Beaubrun

And the Tree is NOT ALWAYS Happy!: A Black Woman Authentically Leading and Teaching Social Justice in Higher Education

Colette M. Taylor

Effectively Teaching the One Course on Race and Culture: Critical Explorations from a Black Woman Social Justice Teacher Educator

Keffrelyn D. Brown

Social Conceptions and the Angst of Mentoring Women of Diverse Backgrounds in Higher Education

Brenda L. H. Marina

REINFORCING ACTIVISM AND COMMUNITY BUILDING

Navigating the Complexities of Race-Based Activism

Cherjanét D. Lenzy

Storytelling: Advising Black Women Student Leaders in White Spaces

Lydia Washington

Reflections on Moving Theory to Praxis: Dialectical Engagements of Black Women Faculty in an Urban High School Space

Chrystal A. George Mwangi and Keisha L. Green

Scholarly Personal Narrative of an Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer: A Primer for Municipality Leaders

Malika Carter

The Dialectic of Radical Black Feminism

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

For Black Women Who Educate for Social Justice and Put Their Time, Lives, and Spirits on the Line

Rhonda Y. Williams

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Black Women Educators, Healing History, and Developing a Sustainable Social Justice Practice

Andrea D. Domingue and Stephanie Y. Evans