Centering Ourselves: Unapologetically (Re)Defining and (Re)Claiming Black Womanhood through Collective Healing
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| Title: | Centering Ourselves: Unapologetically (Re)Defining and (Re)Claiming Black Womanhood through Collective Healing |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dorinda J. Carter Andrews (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 2026 19(1):14-30. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Predominantly White Institutions, African American Students, Student Experience, Females, Womens Education, College Students, Story Telling, Coping, Well Being, Racism, Gender Bias, African American Teachers, Women Faculty, College Environment, Social Support Groups |
| DOI: | 10.1037/dhe0000611 |
| ISSN: | 1938-8926 1938-8934 |
| Abstract: | Predominantly White institutions are often oppressive sites for Black women to be and learn. Drawing upon kitchen table methodology and Black feminist-womanist storytelling, we discuss the experiences of five Black undergraduate and graduate women who participated in healing sessions on campus. Together, the researchers and women enacted emotional justice practices--humanizing and centering ourselves. We examine how Black women's critically reflective storytelling fostered healing, thriving, and wholeness despite the imperialist White supremacist capitalist patriarchal dynamics of the academy. Our findings underscore the need for predominantly White institutions to promote the development and maintenance of campus spaces where Black women can be and learn beyond peripheral acceptance. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1506450 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Predominantly White institutions are often oppressive sites for Black women to be and learn. Drawing upon kitchen table methodology and Black feminist-womanist storytelling, we discuss the experiences of five Black undergraduate and graduate women who participated in healing sessions on campus. Together, the researchers and women enacted emotional justice practices--humanizing and centering ourselves. We examine how Black women's critically reflective storytelling fostered healing, thriving, and wholeness despite the imperialist White supremacist capitalist patriarchal dynamics of the academy. Our findings underscore the need for predominantly White institutions to promote the development and maintenance of campus spaces where Black women can be and learn beyond peripheral acceptance. |
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| ISSN: | 1938-8926 1938-8934 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/dhe0000611 |
