I. Part One: Legacies - Foundations1. African diasporic and indigenous matriarchal societies (historical/contemporary)2. Unapologetic leadership - obstacles faced (Assata)3. (Erased) leadership in social movements, e.g. civil rights4. Mothering Leadership5. Womanist/black feminist/intersectional "tools for leadership (Audre Lorde)6. Leading from subaltern - including case studiesII. Part Two: Manifestations-- Current theories and practices7. The institutions/structures we must navigate - case stories (Case of Lesley Lokko)8. Mental and Emotional Crossroads - case studies include (Stacey Abrams, Regina Stanback Stroud)9. Matriarchal governance (case studies: women in congress, New Zealand's prime minister)10. Womanist/black feminist/intersectional "tools for leadership (Audre Lorde)III. Part Three: Next -- Imaginaries: Imagining future theories and practices11. Unapologetic leadership (Assata)12. Healing Process13. Visionary pragmatic leadership14. A more radical elsewhere - futurity in leadership15. Embodied Leadership