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This study investigates the extent to which leadership capacity gains differ between participants of a leader development session targeted towards Black men and (a) other Black men who participated in racially and gender-diverse sessions; and (b) a racially proportionate sample of other men in racially and gender-diverse sessions. We employed an anti-deficit achievement framework within this research. Findings suggested that Black men who attended an all-Black Male session made gains similar or greater than each comparison group, even considering elevated capacity levels prior to participating. This study addresses important implications for understanding how engaging with same-race, same-gendered peers in formal …

The purpose of this critical qualitative inquiry was to explore what motivated undergraduate Black

womyn (UBW) to engage in “Sister Circle”- type student organizations—or groups that center race

and gender. Using a critical race feminist theoretical lens, data were collected through a combination

of one-on-one interviews and focus groups. Through this project, we found that participants were

motivated to engage in “sister circle” organizations because they were interested in observing how

Black womyn co-existed in community, finding role models who may have had similar experiences

to provide guidance, and finding a space to …