Foreword- Cynthia B. Dillard Introduction. Establishing a Context for Centering Black Women and Girls in Education Part One. Mattering for Black Women and Girls in Schooling Contexts 1)Mid-Twerk and Mid-Laugh- Ruth Nicole Brown and Aria Halliday 2. Black Girl Literacies-Gholdy Muhammad 3. Institutionalized Efforts to Increase the Participation of Black Women and Girls in STEM- Nicole M. Joseph 4. Resistance, Silence, and Armoring. Black Girls' Navigation of the Intersections of Schools, Emotions, and Emotional Literacy-Charlotte E. Jacobs Part Two. Naming and Challenging the Violence and Criminalization of Black Women and Girls 5. The Miseducation of Our Sisters-Erin Corbett 6. Unprotected and Left for Dead. Educational Policy and the "Nobodyness" of Black Girls Disciplined Through Suspension and School-Related Arrests-Venus Evans-Winters and Dorothy Hines 7. "Staying Out the Way". Connecting Black Girls' Experiences With School Discipline to Collegiate Experiences-Tiffany L. Steele 8. Reimagining Title IX for Black Girls-LaWanda W.M. Ward, Ayana T. Hardaway, and Nadrea R. Njoku Part Three. Navigating Politics and the Politicization of Black Women and Girls in Higher Education 9. Black Women Undergraduates' Reflections on the Pathway to College. Naming and Challenging Structural Disinvestments- Lori D. Patton, Keeley Copridge, and Sacha Sharp 10. Kinks, Curls, and Braids. Untangling the Hidden Hair Politics of Undergraduate Black Women Student Leaders at HBCUs-Jamila Lee-Johnson 11. Black Undergraduate Women Navigating (Mis)Representation, Strength, and Strategies. An Analysis of Influences on Their Mental Wellness-Janice Byrd and Christa Porter 12. Black Women's Transitions and Educational (My. Intersections of Race, Dis/Ability, and Ableism-Mercedes Cannon 13. The Mistress and the Master's House. Revisiting Lorde's Speech to the New York University Institute for the Humanities-Mildred Boveda Part Four. Still We Rise. Black Women and Girls Lifting and Loving Black Women and Girls 14. Paradigm Shifting for Black Girls. A Restorative and Transformative Mindset-Maisha Winn 15. Toward a Politicized Ethic of Care About Black Girls and Women in Education-Monique Lane 16. Still Retaining Each Other. Black Women Building Community Through Social Media and Other Digital Platforms-Tykeia Robinson and Brittany Williams 17. Intergenerational Love and Commitment Between Black Women and Girls-Toby Jenkins and Vivian Anderson
