A second helping of gumbo for the soul : more liberating stories and memories to inspire females of color

"A Second Helping of Gumbo for the Soul is a collection of essays, stories, and narratives designed to inspire and empower women of color through the use of storytelling and narratives. This second edition is a sequel to the first Gumbo for the Soul and includes more..."--

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Other Authors Trotman Scott, Michelle Frazier (Editor), Walters, Nicole McZeal (Editor), Young, Jemimah L. (Editor), Ford, Donna Y. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2020]
SeriesContemporary perspectives on multicultural gifted education.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806605620
DOI10.1108/978-1-64113-872-7
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 248 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Personal press of perfectionism: Liberated from victimization / Cynthia Alexander Mitchell
  • Chapter 2. The art of letting go / Haile Bennett
  • Chapter 3. Hidden figure no more: A black girl's journey through stem education / Ansley A. Booker
  • Chapter 4. Porch steps / Robin Brandehoff
  • Chapter 5. Young, gifted, black, and harassed: Notes from a california childhood / Lisa Bratton
  • Chapter 6. Against the odds: Building efficacy and shattering threats / Kelly Bullock Daugherty
  • Chapter 7. And because of them, i can fly / Janice A. Byrd
  • Chapter 8. Short, shy and smart: Determined to excel in a desegregated classroom / Theresa J. Canada
  • Chapter 9. Strengthening my core / Akilah R. Carter-Francique
  • Chapter 10. From f.m.c. To phd: The journey of a ride-or-die chick / Adrian Clifton
  • Chapter 11. You sound like a white girl: One black girl's experience in accelerated learner spaces / Raven K. Cokley
  • Chapter 12. The legacy of greatness / Alexandria Connally
  • Chapter 13. Perseverance / Gwenetta Curry
  • Chapter 14. The definition of blackness: Shared history and experience of injustice / Rebecca Oluwa Toyin Doherty
  • Chapter 15. Puppy love / Latasha Drax
  • Chapter 16. Pregnant at 17 to ph.d. program: This race is not given to the swift nor to the strong / Donna M. Druery
  • Chapter 17. Dancing to the beat of god's heart / Leslie Duroseau
  • Chapter 18. Black jelly bean: Overcoming insecurities and perceptions by finally embracing and living in my truth / Stashia L. Emanuel
  • Chapter 19. The loss: Going without can propel you forward: (on dealing with loss and rejection) / Shandis English
  • Chapter 20. Living without regret / Chiara D. Fuller
  • Chapter 21. The story of a champion: Pain always has a purpose / Renee L. Garraway
  • Chapter 22. Once upon a reader: Oh, the places you'll go! Rhoda myra garces-bacsal
  • Chapter 23. More than a statistic: The journey from teenage parenthood to the ivy league / Judith Gil
  • Chapter 24. It is all good in the neighborhood: An academic journey of learning to embrace and shine through adversities / Tyra Good
  • Chapter 25. A sob story / Chasitie Goodman
  • Chapter 26. Blood is not thicker than water / Pamela Grayson
  • Chapter 27. April showers to may flowers / Jasmine M. Hamilton
  • Chapter 28. When life gives you lemons, give life black girl magic: A story of a memphis girl overcoming homelessness and educational inequity / Jamesha Hayes
  • Chapter 29. Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out: Navigating college as a low-income first generation student / Tiffany Hollis
  • Chapter 30. Living up to the silver spoon expectation / Keena D. Howell
  • Chapter 31. Finding purpose / Javetta Jones Roberson
  • Chapter 32. There's a bully in my ph.d. Program: Defusing imposter syndrome perpetuated by others and self / Tammy Lane
  • Chapter 33. It was necessary: Positioning or punishing / Tiffany Y. Lane
  • Chapter 34. Birthing pains: How i became a theatre director / Sharrell D. Luckett
  • Chapter 35. Black berries, sweet juice: Erasing colorism and embracing dark beauty / Tamera Malone
  • Chapter 36. Escaping the white gaze / Courtney Mauldin
  • Chapter 37. There's strength in my struggle / Tonya McKoy
  • Chapter 38. The educated immigrant: A narrative / Marcelle Mentor
  • Chapter 39. My metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly / Karen J. Miller
  • Chapter 40. The mask game / Kiana L. Peoples
  • Chapter 41. From colored to African American: Growing up in the segregated south / V. Marlene Prater
  • Chapter 42. On the road to legacy: Daring to dream / Erica Reid
  • Chapter 43. From the schoolhouse to the university and back: Applying lessons from my mother to empower others / Consuela Robinson
  • Chapter 44. Always push forward, never look back / Cristina Rodriguez Chen
  • Chapter 45. Lifeline to success / Tia Scott
  • Chapter 46. An African American's experience of the talented-gifted-stem roller coaster / Ebony Shockley
  • Chapter 47. Under reconstruction / Ariel Smith
  • Chapter 48. Don't let the jump suit fool you: Inmate mothers reclaiming power from the inside, teaching, learning, and parenting / Mattyna L. Stephens
  • Chapter 49. Life after death / Ruby J. Stevens-Morgan
  • Chapter 50. A meditation on just being me / Valerie Taylor
  • Chapter 51. Lost in translation? Elsa villarreal
  • Chapter 52. Suzy snowflake: The tale of a brown girl dancing / Rachelle D. Washington
  • Chapter 53. The valley moment of life: A lesson in resilience and faith / Jillian Whatley. Biographies.