Black Mothering Communities as Homeplaces for Black LGBTQ+ Youth

Abstract

In our critical duo-ethnography, we reflect on our shared childhood as Black queer youth growing up within a Black mothering community in an urban context. Our analysis illustrates how our Black mothering community created homeplaces centered around the themes of resistance, restoration, and re-storying. And we draw on our analysis to articulate the possibilities of creating more inclusive K-12 spaces within urban contexts for Black LGBTQ+ youth. Specifically, we offer concrete examples from our Black mothering community to assist schools and education stakeholders in transforming schools into sites of resistance, restoration, and re-storying for Black LGBTQ+ youth.