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Black Mother Educators as Protectors of Black Students in Higher Education
Sat, April 23, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Floor: North Tower, Ground Level, Pacific Ballroom 16Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
In her book, Queen Mothers: Articulating the Spirit of Black Women Teacher-Leaders, Jeffries (2019) notes that “In the field of education, Black women’s greatest impact has been their ability to shoulder the huge responsibilities of mothering, teaching, and leading everyone’s children” (p. ix). Drawing upon the theoretical frameworks of Beauboeuf-Lafontant (2002), Collins (2009), Crenshaw (1991), and Dillard (2012), the papers in this session make a case for centering the voices and experiences of Black women in the protection and educational uplift of Black college students in higher education contexts. This symposium is a collection of autoethnographic narratives from Black mother educators who work at the intersections of their personal and professional identities to protect Black students in higher education contexts.
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Caring for Those Who Are Not Always Cared About: Black Mother Educators Ensuring Access for Black Students With Dis/Abilities - Mercedes Adell Cannon, Syracuse University
Channeling Queen Nzinga in the Fight Against Dysconsciousness at Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Gwenda Greene, Benedict College; Damara Hightower Mitchell
Becoming Mama K: Accepting the Responsibility of Protecting Black Children in Higher Education Institutions - Khalilah A. Shabazz, Butler University
Formalizing Black Othermothering Practices in the Academy With Black Students at Predominantly White Institutions - Ronda C. Henry Anthony, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis
Distractions Cannot Be Bigger Than the Mission: Black Women's Motherwork in Urban Education - Tambra O. Jackson, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis; Ayana Allen-Handy, Drexel University