Second Helping of Gumbo for the Soul

Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott, University of West GeorgiaNicole McZeal Walters, University of St. ThomasJemimah L. Young, University of IowaDonna Y. Ford, Ohio State University

• 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.