Abstract The story of Black/African descent women in academic leadership is laced with challenging and triumphant narratives, including mine. Here, I share narratives of family, research inquiry into relational aggression in academia, and my own experiences as a Black woman in the academy. Academic context and political timing play a large part in this writing. I use the work of Black feminists and thinkers critical of race and White supremacy in the United States to contextualize my personal narrative and articulate drawbacks and pathways to leadership for women generally, particularly Black women. Practical considerations for leadership development and mentoring are presented.

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工作中的黑人女性：个人和政治叙事

摘要 黑人/非洲裔女性担任学术领导的故事充满了挑战和胜利的叙事，包括我的。在这里，我分享家庭的叙述、对学术界关系侵略的研究调查，以及我自己作为一名黑人女性在学院里的经历。学术背景和政治时机在这篇文章中扮演着重要的角色。我利用黑人女权主义者和批评美国种族和白人至上的思想家的作品来将我的个人叙述置于背景中，并阐明女性（尤其是黑人女性）领导力的缺点和途径。提出了领导力发展和指导的实际考虑。