'… a crucial read that will fill the gap in the current literature and discourses taking place in the field of higher education … Essential.' Y. Ding, Choice
Introduction: Breaking Our Silence Antija M. Allen; Part I. Experiences – The Journey from Student to Faculty: 1. Why Are You Talking White? Code-Switching in Academia Justin T. Stewart; 2. Classroom Dynamics: Uncovering hidden truths while Black Shaquille O'Neal Marsh; 3. Systemic Racism, the Known Secret Facing African-American Adjunct and Full-Time Faculty in Higher Education Regina Banks-Hall and Olivia Miller; 4. I'm A Black PhD, and I Still Have to Fight! Antione D. Tomlin; 5. Surviving Higher Learning: Micro-invalidations of Black Junior Faculty in Higher Education Derrick Robinson, Tempestt R. Adams, Brian K. Williams, Nakeshia N. Williams; 6. How Race Impacts Teaching Returning Adult Students Antija M. Allen; Part II. Promoting Mental Wellness: 7. Promoting Mental Wellness among Black Faculty: Strategies for Coping Narketta Sparkman-Key and Shuntay Z. Tarver; 8. Preserving Mental Health of Black and Brown Professors in Academia Anica Camela Mulzac; 9. Testimonials of Exodus: Self-Emancipation in Higher Education through the Power of Womanism Jean Swindle and Larissa Malone; 10. Defying Odds and Certainty: Challenges and Approaches to the Retention, Inclusion and Resilience of African-American Women in Higher Education Teri Platt; 11. Black Talent: Practical Retention Strategies Tyra M. Banks; 12. Carrying a Black Woman's Burden: Provoking Perspective Taking for Action in Predominantly White Academic Space Kathy-Ann C. Hernandez; 13. Programs with Promise Antija M. Allen, Justin T. Stewart, Nyesha James; Conclusion: The Road that Lies Ahead.