Queen & Slim: Changing the Black Activists Romance Narrative from Complementary to Adversarial During most historical Black activist movements, many Black men and women attempted to serve as a complement to assist each other with fighting against various forms of socioeconomic oppression. However, the film, QUEEN & SLIM, counters previous non-fictional narrative accounts by placing […]
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Black Women Academic Leadership: When and Where I Enter, Then and There Our Future Brightens Education is evolving rapidly, demanding diverse, responsive, and equitable leadership. Students demand diverse leadership. For years, Black women have led academic institutions through the complexities of the present, and the inclusive educational systems for the future. Now, 55% of presidents […]
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AI Don’t Lie: Unveiling Assumptions and Biases in Comparing Black Women to White Women/Men Seeking Academic Leadership Promotions The power of AI, such as ChatGPT, lies in its ability to parse queries and provide information based on vast amounts of text-based data. As the publisher of the upcoming book, Black Women’s Pathways to Executive Academic […]
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