Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South FloridaTalia R. Esnard, The University of the West Indies

• Acknowledgements.Introduction: Progressing, Expanding, and Transforming the Lives of Teachers: Situating Black Women Administrators and Mentoring Praxis at the Heart of Critical Educational Leadership; Carol R. Rinke and Lynnette Mawhinney.Chapter 1. Mentoring as Critical Engaged Praxis: Storying the Lives and Contributions of Black Women Administrators; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Section I. Mentoring, Identity, And Leadership.Chapter 2. The Role of Black Feminist Thought in Mentorship: Experiences of Becoming an Educator and Administrator; Crystal M. Timmons.Chapter 3. Who Is Going to Mentor Us? Black Women Administrators and our Leadership Journeys; Rosalind Conerly and Marcedes Butler.Chapter 4. Perspectives on Leadership and Mentoring: An Examination of the Experiences of Black Women Community College Administrators; Chastity D. Gaither.Section II. Mentors As Critically Engaged Leaders.Chapter 5. Jim Crow's Stowe Teachers College's President Ruth Harris: Harbinger for Future African American Academy Presidents; Vanessa Garry.Chapter 6. A Seat at the Table: Black Women Administrators' Narratives of Struggle and Support in the Ivory Tower; Rosemary E. Phelps, Kecia M. Thomas, Nichole M. Ray and Juanita Johnson-Bailey.Chapter 7. In Spite of ... A Black Woman's Administrative Journey: Of Pushing Back and Pressing On; Traki L. Taylor, Ericka Roland, and Vonzell Agosto.Section III. Mentoring For Institutional Change And Social Justice.Chapter 8. Leadership as Critical Praxis: The Case of African American Women Faculty; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Chapter 9. From WASH to Weave: Leadership Mentoring Against Racial Macroaggression; Tara Nkrumah, Vonzell Agosto, Allan Feldman, and Frederick Bradley.Chapter 10. Operationalizing Influence and Effecting Change: A Black Woman Administrator's Guide to Navigating Politics in Higher Education; Shawna Patterson-Stephens.Chapter 11. CONCLUSION: Taking Stock and Moving Forward; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Biographies.

Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South FloridaTalia R. Esnard, The University of the West Indies

• Acknowledgements.Introduction: Progressing, Expanding, and Transforming the Lives of Teachers: Situating Black Women Administrators and Mentoring Praxis at the Heart of Critical Educational Leadership; Carol R. Rinke and Lynnette Mawhinney.Chapter 1. Mentoring as Critical Engaged Praxis: Storying the Lives and Contributions of Black Women Administrators; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Section I. Mentoring, Identity, And Leadership.Chapter 2. The Role of Black Feminist Thought in Mentorship: Experiences of Becoming an Educator and Administrator; Crystal M. Timmons.Chapter 3. Who Is Going to Mentor Us? Black Women Administrators and our Leadership Journeys; Rosalind Conerly and Marcedes Butler.Chapter 4. Perspectives on Leadership and Mentoring: An Examination of the Experiences of Black Women Community College Administrators; Chastity D. Gaither.Section II. Mentors As Critically Engaged Leaders.Chapter 5. Jim Crow's Stowe Teachers College's President Ruth Harris: Harbinger for Future African American Academy Presidents; Vanessa Garry.Chapter 6. A Seat at the Table: Black Women Administrators' Narratives of Struggle and Support in the Ivory Tower; Rosemary E. Phelps, Kecia M. Thomas, Nichole M. Ray and Juanita Johnson-Bailey.Chapter 7. In Spite of ... A Black Woman's Administrative Journey: Of Pushing Back and Pressing On; Traki L. Taylor, Ericka Roland, and Vonzell Agosto.Section III. Mentoring For Institutional Change And Social Justice.Chapter 8. Leadership as Critical Praxis: The Case of African American Women Faculty; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Chapter 9. From WASH to Weave: Leadership Mentoring Against Racial Macroaggression; Tara Nkrumah, Vonzell Agosto, Allan Feldman, and Frederick Bradley.Chapter 10. Operationalizing Influence and Effecting Change: A Black Woman Administrator's Guide to Navigating Politics in Higher Education; Shawna Patterson-Stephens.Chapter 11. CONCLUSION: Taking Stock and Moving Forward; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Biographies.

Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, University of South FloridaTalia R. Esnard, The University of the West Indies

• Acknowledgements.Introduction: Progressing, Expanding, and Transforming the Lives of Teachers: Situating Black Women Administrators and Mentoring Praxis at the Heart of Critical Educational Leadership; Carol R. Rinke and Lynnette Mawhinney.Chapter 1. Mentoring as Critical Engaged Praxis: Storying the Lives and Contributions of Black Women Administrators; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Section I. Mentoring, Identity, And Leadership.Chapter 2. The Role of Black Feminist Thought in Mentorship: Experiences of Becoming an Educator and Administrator; Crystal M. Timmons.Chapter 3. Who Is Going to Mentor Us? Black Women Administrators and our Leadership Journeys; Rosalind Conerly and Marcedes Butler.Chapter 4. Perspectives on Leadership and Mentoring: An Examination of the Experiences of Black Women Community College Administrators; Chastity D. Gaither.Section II. Mentors As Critically Engaged Leaders.Chapter 5. Jim Crow's Stowe Teachers College's President Ruth Harris: Harbinger for Future African American Academy Presidents; Vanessa Garry.Chapter 6. A Seat at the Table: Black Women Administrators' Narratives of Struggle and Support in the Ivory Tower; Rosemary E. Phelps, Kecia M. Thomas, Nichole M. Ray and Juanita Johnson-Bailey.Chapter 7. In Spite of ... A Black Woman's Administrative Journey: Of Pushing Back and Pressing On; Traki L. Taylor, Ericka Roland, and Vonzell Agosto.Section III. Mentoring For Institutional Change And Social Justice.Chapter 8. Leadership as Critical Praxis: The Case of African American Women Faculty; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Chapter 9. From WASH to Weave: Leadership Mentoring Against Racial Macroaggression; Tara Nkrumah, Vonzell Agosto, Allan Feldman, and Frederick Bradley.Chapter 10. Operationalizing Influence and Effecting Change: A Black Woman Administrator's Guide to Navigating Politics in Higher Education; Shawna Patterson-Stephens.Chapter 11. CONCLUSION: Taking Stock and Moving Forward; Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Talia R. Esnard.Biographies.