Navigating Space and Place: Examining Directional Fatigue and Agency in Black Female Leaders

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Abstract

Black women are not a monolith. Their lived experiences are not identical, yet there continue to be collective-type experiences common for Black women. This paper examines the impact of the phenomenon of entering and exiting white-dominated spaces on Black women in leadership. Interrogation of this phenomenon, elevated through the stories and voices of Black women, will reveal important data highlighting valued and valuable knowledge from the perspective of Black female leaders in workplace environments. For this action research study, I approached this work from an asset-based perspective, elevating Black women’s resilience, ingenuity, strength, joy, and perseverance while also examining effective healing practices and strategies that may help to mitigate the emotional and psychological effects of anticipatory and acculturative racialized stress.

Author

• Courtney Walton, Brwn Place