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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: "Wisdom Is the Best of All Treasures": Adolescent Development and the ABCs of Power -- Message: Guidance to Wisdom -- Memoirs: Shaping a Stable Self From a Transient Childhood -- Model: Literary Mentoring and Tools for Global Competence -- 1. Introduction: Literary Mentoring -- Message: Start With a Guide -- Manufacturing Empowerment and Black Diplomacy: Self, Communication, Tasks, and Innovation -- Sass and Swag: Literacy for Life -- Memoirs: Narratives of Empowerment -- Methodology -- "Truth" in Autobiography: Promises and Limitations of the Genre -- The Guidance Council: Archetypes for Life Writing -- Autobiographical Archetypes -- Literacy as Liberation: Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells -- Frederick Douglass -- Ida Wells-Barnett -- Model: Black Passports Outline, a Plan For Creative Literacy -- A Decade of Mentoring through Higher Education -- Book Outline -- 2. Life -- Message: Exploring Self, Heroes, and Role Models -- ABCs of Self-Empowerment and the Search for Epic Heroes in the Literary Tradition -- "I am Not a Role Model" -- Memoirs: Narratives of Life -- Human Will, Cultural Production, and Political Identity -- Creative Lives of Cultural Humanists: Katherine Dunham and Dizzy Gillespie -- Dizzy (John Birks) Gillespie -- Katherine Dunham -- Model: Young Lions and Creative Life-Skills Training -- Two Case Studies of Creative Mentoring: Saroya Corbett and Frank Moten -- Q and A with Saroya Corbett -- Q and A with Frank Moten -- Reichert House for Boys and PACE Program for Girls: Creative Life-Skills Training -- Be a Lion: Secrets From Diana Ross and The Wiz (Home, Courage, Brain, Heart) -- 3. School -- Message: Mentoring Academically "At-Risk" Students -- Mentoring "At-Risk" Youth: A Course in Resilience.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword Black Women Rising: Jumping Double-Dutch with a Liberatory Consciousness -- Double Jeopardy: Difficulties Faced by Black Women in Institutional Settings -- Developing a Liberatory Consciousness -- Awareness -- Analysis -- Action -- Accountability/Allyship -- Conclusion: Liberation Work -- Notes -- References -- Introduction Black Women's Educational Philosophies and Social Justice Values of the 94 Percent -- Democratic Praxis as Social Justice Education -- Black Women's Narratives and Social Justice Education -- Fannie Jackson Coppin (1913, Reminiscences of School Life and Hints on Teaching) -- Anna Julia Cooper (1930, The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper) -- Mary McLeod Bethune (1935, Building a Better World) -- Septima Poinsette Clark (1962, Echo in My Soul) -- Angela Davis (1994, "Black Women in the Academy") -- Framework: Teaching Values in Higher Education -- Organization -- Notes -- Part I: Examining Identity and Theory -- Chapter 1 Gone Missin': The Absence of Black Women's Praxis in Social Justice Theory -- (Re)distribution -- Recognition -- Procedural -- Black Women's Praxis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Social Justice Education and Luxocracy -- Notes -- Chapter 3 When Intersections Collide: Young Black Women Combat Sexism, Racism, and Ageism in Higher Education -- Challenges of Black Women on Gender, Race, and Age -- Action Strategies -- Conclusion and Future Research -- References -- Chapter 4 Standing Outside of the Circle: The Politics of Identity and Leadership in the Life of a Black Lesbian Professor -- Standing Alone, Unpopular, and Sometimes Reviled -- Invisibility Syndrome -- Reciprocity -- Using the Master's Tools: Leadership as a Lifestyle -- Identity of Authenticity -- Identity of Responsibility -- Conclusion -- References

Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Learning to BREATHE: Toward a Balanced Model of Black Women's Wellness -- Balancing Strength and Vulnerability -- Learning How to BREATHE: Toward a Model for Black Women's Mental Health -- Balance-Engage in the purposeful repositioning of one's commitments such that all priorities are addressed -- Reflection-Set aside time for contemplation and performing emotional and cognitive audits -- Energy-Reinvigorate goals and set upon a path toward achieving them -- Association-Create and maintain social networks that promote, affirm, and encourage wellness -- Transparency-Actively avoid remaining silent about painful experiences -- Healing-Look for ways to nurture wellness in self and others -- Empowerment-Enlist one's own agency by accessing internal power sources and taking ownership of one's own wellness -- Writing Balance: Book Outline in Three Sections -- B-Balance -- "Sisters on Sisters: Inner Peace from the Black Woman Mental Health Professional Perspective," Kanika Bell -- R-Reflection -- "Travel Diaries: Excursions for Balance, Reflection, Healing, and Empowerment," Kami J. Anderson -- "Don't Go Back to Sleep: Increasing Well-Being through Contemplative Practice," Veta Goler -- E-Energy -- "My Body Is a Vehicle: Narratives of Black Women Holistic Leaders on Spiritual Development, Mental Healing, and Body Nurturing," Rachel Panton -- A-Association -- "Black Women's Sexuality and Relationships: Embracing Self-Love through BREATHE-ing," Qiana M. Cutts -- "Selfies, Subtweets, & Suicide: Social Media as Mediator and Agitator of Mental Health for Black Women," Joy Bradford -- T-Transparency -- "When the Bough Breaks: The StrongBlackWoman and the Embodiment of Stress," Chanequa Walker-Barnes -- "Representation of Black Women's Mental Illness in HTGAWM and Being Mary Jane," Nsenga Burton