Black Women and Social Justice Education

Stephanie Y. Evans is Professor and Chair of African American Studies, Africana Women's Studies, and History at Clark Atlanta University. Her books include Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability (coedited with Kanika Bell and Nsenga K. Burton) and African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education: Community Service, Service-Learning, and Community-Based Research (coedited with Colette M. Taylor, Michelle R. Dunlap, and DeMond S. Miller), both also published by SUNY Press. Andrea D. Domingue is Assistant Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion at Davidson College. Tania D. Mitchell is Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Minnesota. She is the coeditor (with Krista M. Soria) of Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice: Practices for Community Engagement at Research Universities.

"This is an exciting and engaging text that provides invaluable insights and strategies used by Black women as they engage in their justice work. These strategies will be helpful for diversity trainers, social justice educators, administrators, and anyone interested in resisting oppression and furthering social justice goals in higher education." — Sabrina Ross, coeditor of Beyond Retention: Cultivating Spaces of Equity, Justice, and Fairness for Women of Color in U.S. Higher Education"Uplifting, powerful, and inspirational." — Tara L. Parker, coauthor of The State of Developmental Education: Higher Education and Public Policy Priorities

• Acknowledgments Foreword: Black Women Rising: Jumping Double-Dutch with a Liberatory ConsciousnessBarbara J. Love and Valerie D. Jiggetts Introduction: Black Women’s Educational Philosophies and Social Justice Values of the 94 PercentStephanie Y. Evans, Andrea D. Domingue, and Tania D. Mitchell Part I: Examining Identity and Theory 1. Gone Missin’: The Absence of Black Women’s Praxis in Social Justice TheoryTania D. Mitchell 2. Social Justice Education and LuxocracyLayli Maparyan 3. When Intersections Collide: Young Black Women Combat Sexism, Racism, and Ageism in Higher EducationJaymee Lewis-Flenaugh, Eboni N. Turnbow, and Sharee L. Myricks 4. Standing Outside of the Circle: The Politics of Identity and Leadership in the Life of a Black Lesbian ProfessorJudy A. Alston 5. Black Feminist Thought: A Response to White FragilityMichele D. Smith and Maia Niguel Moore 6. The Reproduction of the Anti-Black Misogynist Apparatus in U.S. and Latin American Pop CultureNatasha Howard Part II: Evaluating Foundations and Generations 7. A Seat at the Table: Mary McLeod Bethune’s Call for the Inclusion of Black Women During World War IIAshley Robertson Preston 8. The Life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree (1914–2018): A Centenarian Lesson in Social Justice and Regenerative PowerKatie McCabe and Stephanie Y. Evans 9. This Ain’t Yo’ Mama’s Revolution—Or Maybe It Is: #TakeBackTheFlag and the New Student ActivismShennette Garrett-Scott and Dominique Garrett-Scott 10. We Got a Lot to Be Mad About: A Seat at Solange’s TableBettina L. Love and Sarah Abdelaziz Part III: Positing Pedagogy 11. Black, Female, and Teaching Social Justice: Transformative Pedagogy for Challenging TimesRobin Brooks 12. Moments in the Danger Zone: Encountering "Non-Racist," "Non-Racial," and "Non-Color-Seeing" Do-GoodersMichelle R. Dunlap, Christina D. Burrell, and Penney Jade Beaubrun 13. And the Tree is NOT ALWAYS Happy!: A Black Woman Authentically Leading and Teaching Social Justice in Higher EducationColette M. Taylor 14. Effectively Teaching the One Course on Race and Culture: Critical Explorations from a Black Woman Social Justice Teacher EducatorKeffrelyn D. Brown 15. Social Conceptions and the Angst of Mentoring Women of Diverse Backgrounds in Higher EducationBrenda L. H. Marina Part IV: Reinforcing Activism and Community Building 16. Navigating the Complexities of Race-Based ActivismCherjanét D. Lenzy 17. Storytelling: Advising Black Women Student Leaders in White SpacesLydia Washington 18. Reflections on Moving Theory to Praxis: Dialectical Engagements of Black Women Faculty in an Urban High School SpaceChrystal A. George Mwangi and Keisha L. Green 19. Scholarly Personal Narrative of an Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer: A Primer for Municipality LeadersMalika Carter Part V: After Words 20. The Dialectic of Radical Black FeminismKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 21. For Black Women Who Educate for Social Justice and Put Their Time, Lives, and Spirits on the LineRhonda Y. Williams Concluding Thoughts: Black Women Educators, Healing History, and Developing a Sustainable Social Justice PracticeAndrea D. Domingue and Stephanie Y. Evans ContributorsIndex