The article discusses the role of imagination as a powerful tool for Black women scholars to confront and disrupt whiteness and gendered anti-Black racism. It emphasizes the importance of centering Black women's lived experiences in research to promote liberation and economic justice. By aspiring to create new epistemologies, the author argues that Black women can shape their academic careers beyond discrediting existing white frameworks, situating gender at the forefront in discussions of race and socio-economic disparities. Imagination and collaboration are presented as essential mechanisms for building a future that prioritizes the aspirations of Black women.
Whiteness operates as a diversion, serving as a dehumanizing strategy. Gendered antiblack racism is a form of psychological terrorism. One way to disrupt both whiteness and gendered anti-black racism without being manipulated is by exercising our imagination.
As I enter my role as an early career researcher, I enter ready to center Black women's lived experiences in all my work. I believe Black women's narrative is essential information for pushing toward liberation and overall economic justice.
Most of our work on economic disparities and health disparities is studied through a race lens. These race-centered methods center on a cis-hetero patriarchal approach and perspective in research and interventions.
A true racial justice approach includes gender at the center. I plan to use imagination in my work within academia moving forward in a way that highlights the unique experiences of Black women.
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