Personal Narratives of Black Educational Leaders

Robert T. Palmer is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University.Mykia Olive Cadet is the CEO and President of Education Acquisition Group where she provides consultation and thought partnering services to business executives across the nation Kofi LeNiles is a PhD candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. Joycelyn L. Hughes is an Associate Director of Tutoring and Learning Support with the Office of Undergraduate at Howard University.

• Foreword by Antonio Ellis Chapter 1: Framing the Context: Introduction and Overview of Chapters by Robert T. PalmerChapter 2: From Concrete Playgrounds to Expert Consulting By Mykia Olive CadetChapter 3: From Valleys to Peaks and the Journeys in Between by Jean-Paul CadetChapter 4: Tales of Perseverance and Fortitude: Lessons Learned as a College Administrator by Brandy Jackson Chapter 5: "Breathing Deep;" Building on Ancestral and Community Excellence by Kofi LeNiles Chapter 6: A Laying on of Hands: How Black Women sharped my Leadership through Communal Connections by Lisa Maria Grillo Chapter 7: How I Found my Voice: A Black Man’s Journey Toward Self-Discovery, Campus Activism, and Academic Success by Gerald Johnson IIChapter 8: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City: My Academic Journey to Higher Learning by Jaquial D. Durham Chapter 9: Delayed but NOT Denied: How a Black Male Educator Mastered the Power of Resilience by Chaz T. Gipson Chapter 10: "I am the Captain of my Fate:" Overcoming Social and Educators Barriers by Chad KeeChapter 11: Heartbreaks, and Setbacks: Am I My Sistas, Sister? by Joycelyn L. Hughes Chapter12: Onward and Upward Toward the Light of Success by Robert T. Palmer Contributors