Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels

Overview

Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: Myths, Legends, and Other Lies You’ve Been Told about Black Women revisits notions of Black womanhood to include the ways in which Black women’s perceived strength can function as a dangerous denial of Black women’s humanity. This collection addresses the stigma of this extraordinary endurance in professional and personal spaces, the Black church, in interpersonal partnerships, and within the justice arena, while also giving voice and value to Black women’s experiences as the backbone of the Black family and community.

Contributors

Nafeesah Allen, Karma Alvey, Karen Anderson, Denise Nichole Andrews, Marissa Boglin, Asantewaa Boykin, Keisha Brissette, Ofelia Brooks, Olivia Brown, Dane A. Campbell, Esperanza Cintrón, Kenneth Dalrymple, Margot Dashiell, Joy Davis, Jeanine DeHoney, Pietra Dunmore, K E Garland, Janel George, c.r. glasgow, Yvette J. Green, LaCharmine Jefferson, Candid Johnson, Tatiana Johnson-Boria, Moriah Katz, Janice Liddell, DW McKinney, Jasminum McMullen, Marcelle Mentor, Danielle Monique, Aisha Nelson, Sean O’Connell, Chris Omni, Tina Bethea Ray, Margaret Scott, Shawna Shipley-Gates,Debra C. Smith, Porsha Stennis, Amiah Taylor, Annella Thomas, Renée Westbrook, Sarah White, Allison Whittenberg, Alexis M. Wright

Abayomi Animashaun, Anthologies Editor
Elizabeth Brueggemann, Assistant Editor

Author Biography

Dr. Jan Boulware is a tenured professor and Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities at Bethune-Cookman University. She has built her career in education from primary school to the tertiary level. She holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from GA Southern Univ., an M.Ed. in Reading from Mercer Univ., and a dual doctorate in English & Humanities from Clark Atlanta Univ. She is an accomplished teacher-researcher, writer, curriculum creator, and administrator. Her research interests include Africana Women’s Literature, African American Folklore, and Dialect & Cultural Linguistics.
Dr. Rondrea Danielle Mathis has a career focused on the intersection of Black womenand God. She is an Assistant Professor of English at Bethune-Cookman University andteaches courses on the Black experience in literature. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Florida A&M University and a M.Ed. in Secondary Education. She earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of South Florida. Dr. Mathis is editor of the collection, How Black Women Use Academia as Activism, and is preparing a monograph about womanist theology in Black women’s fiction.
Dr. Clarissa West-White is the University Archivist, Assistant Professor at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. A native of Quincy, Florida, she has degrees in Creative Writing, Curriculum & Instruction focusing on English Education, and Information from Florida State University. She has completed archival projects, served as an education consultant with the U.S. and Florida Department of Education, and received several fellowships and scholarships.
Dr. Kideste Yusef is a tenured professor, Department Chair of Criminal Justice, and the Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Bethune-Cookman University. She is a thought leader, research-activist, and proud mother whose research specializes in community-police relations, race and social justice, and performance management. She received her B.S. and M.A. from Old Dominion University, M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from The Graduate Center/John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University New York.