Pathways From Pain to Peace: An African American Woman Finding Voice in Black Womanist Theology and Leadership

• In Event: 75.061 - Roundtable Session 34
  In Roundtable Session: 75.061-3 - Voices of Students and Professionals at Elite, Faith-Based, and International Institutions

Abstract

This was an autoethnography study designed to assist me to understand my journey as daughter, mother, wife, teacher and leader. The study offers an examination of the author’s perspective as the researcher, through a detailed examination of African American women in leadership and mothering, as a subject.
The objective was to gain an understanding of their perspectives on African American women as mothers and leaders. The study confirmed findings that 1) African American women as mothers show love in many ways. 2) Pass strength on as a legacy, 3) African American women that were interviewed for this study rely on church and God in their leadership and 4) Their views on education are paramount in the African American community.

Author

• Angela Louise Abney, Texas A&M University