Black womanist leadership : tracing the motherline / edited by Toni C. King and S. Alease Ferguson.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• King, Toni C., 1953-
• Ferguson, S. Alease.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Womanism.
• African American mothers.
• Leadership.

Physical Description:

xxi, 269 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2011]

Summary:

How do Black mothers serve as leadership role models as they exorcise the trauma of racism, classism, and sexism to help their daughters grow in healthy ways? This anthology of personal narratives from 14 female African-American scholars recreates the space of the 'kitchen table,' a place where women give and receive support, solve problems, and make plans. Contributors come from disciplines such as education, law, social work, theology, and, of course, African American and women's studies. They recall their own mothers' teachings as they reveal the interpersonal and intergenerational dynamics of mother-daughter leadership transmission in Black communities as a form of resistance to oppression. Some topics explored include blues women and leadership, strategies for leadership in the public and private spheres, and overcoming internalized oppression. King teaches Black studies and women's studies at Denison University. Ferguson is affiliated with the Cleveland Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Outreach Program. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

• Part I The Motherline: Roots and Significance 23
• 1 Legacies from Our Mothers / Frances K. Trotman Trotman, Frances K. 27
• 2 Sisterlocking Power: Or How Is Leadership Supposed to Look? / Valerie Lee Lee, Valerie 45
• 3 Braiding My Place: Developing a Foundational Selfhood through Cross-Racial Mothering / Nancy Gibson Gibson, Nancy 57
• Part II The Foundations of Mother-Daughter Tutelage 67
• 4 Ìdílé:The Power of Mother in the Leadership Tradition / Oare' Dozier-Henry Dozier-Henry, Oare' 71
• 5 Hard to Define / Ceara Flake Flake, Ceara 85
• 6 "Don't Waste Your Breath": The Dialectics of Communal Leadership Development / Toni C. King King, Toni C. 87
• Part III Visions of the Motherline: Templates for Daughters 109
• 7 "I Earns My Struttin' Shoes": Blues Women and Leadership / Judy Massey-Dozier Massey-Dozier, Judy 113
• 8 Thelma's Self-Sufficiency Paradigm: Every Tub Must Stand on Its Own Bottom / S.Alease Ferguson Ferguson, S.Alease 123
• 9 I Remember Mama:The Legacy of a Drylongso and Ajabu Leader / Rhunette C. Diggs Diggs, Rhunette C. 143
• 10 "A Little Lower Than the Angels": A Partial Legacy from My Mother and Mom-Mom lone / Simona J. Hill Hill, Simona J. 163
• Part IV Tensions Along the Motherline: Translating Mother Templates to Daughter Actions 175
• 11 Mother's Transformative Medicine: An Inoculation against Intergenerational Stagnancy / Sonya M. Turner Turner, Sonya M. 179
• 12 "Contending Forces" or Contrariant Strains in the Mother-Daughter Leadership Dynamic / Sandra Y. Govan Govan, Sandra Y. 193
• 13 "Like Mother, Like Daughter": Prophetic Principles from the Motherline-A Sermon / Leah C. K. Lewis Lewis, Leah C. K. 207
• 14 Othermothers, Amazons, and Strategies for Leadership in the Public and Private Spheres / Lakesia D. Johnson Johnson, Lakesia D. 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781438436012
• 1438436017
• 9781438436029
• 1438436025

OCLC:

654814599