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Chapter 5
The Experiences of Black Women Diversity Practitioners in Historically White Institutions
Women who self-identify as has having a heritage within the African diaspora.
Published in Chapter:
Masks Off: Portraits of Black Female Diversity Practitioners During a Double Pandemic
Tracie Denise Jones (School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, MIT, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3564-9.ch005
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to explore the perceptions and experiences of Black female diversity practitioners during the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and the racial reckoning of 2020. Using portraiture as a methodology and Black feminist thought (BFT) as a framework, this chapter gives voice to two Black women who worked at Ivy League institutions as diversity practitioners from March 2020 through June 2021. This chapter places the portraits of Black female diversity practitioners at Ivy League institutions within the larger discourse about the impact that the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and the racial reckoning of 2020 had on higher education administrators.
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Chapter 8
Black Feminist Thought as a Framework to Mentor Black Women in Higher Education
Individuals who identify as Black and women who, despite their experiences with racial, class, or sex oppression, advocate for equity.
Published in Chapter: Black Feminist Thought as a Framework to Mentor Black Women in Higher Education; From: Black Women’s Formal and Informal Ways of Leadership: Actualizing the Vision of a More Equitable Workplace
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Nine Black Women Leaders in the Academy: Promoters of Constructive Disruption and Institutional Change
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Re-Complicating Intersectionality Considering Differences in Language and Personality Type When Considering Strategies for African American Women's Career Development
A general and worldwide reference with various local meanings generally used to describe all women whose ancestors are African and from the African diaspora. It is a multifaceted term often used interchangeably with the term “African America women”. Although African American women are Black women, there is an important distinction. See African America women.
Published in Chapter: Re-Complicating Intersectionality Considering Differences in Language and Personality Type When Considering Strategies for African American Women's Career Development; From: Implementation Strategies for Improving Diversity in Organizations
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Second to None: Contingent Women of Color Faculty in the Classroom
A term used to discuss women of African origin across the diaspora.
Published in Chapter: Second to None: Contingent Women of Color Faculty in the Classroom; From: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education
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