Black Feminist Thought as Methodology: Examining Intergenerational Lived Experiences of Black Women

Ashley Patterson is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at The Pennsylvania State University. Correspondence to: Ashley Patterson, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, 165 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA. Email: apatterson@psu.edu.

Valerie Kinloch is Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement in the College of Education and Human Ecology, and Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. Correspondence to: Valerie Kinloch, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 163 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Email: kinloch.2@osu.edu.

Tanja Burkhard is a PhD candidate in the Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education program at The Ohio State University. Correspondence to: Tanja Burkhard, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 127 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Email: burkhard.29@osu.edu.

Ryann Randall is Assistant to the Associate Dean of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, and a graduate student in Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education. Correspondence to: Ryann Randall, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 163 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Email: randall.140@osu.edu.

Arianna Howard is a PhD Candidate in the Literacy Studies program in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. Correspondence to: Arianna Howard, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 250 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Email: ariannahoward@gmail.com.

Aspects of this research were funded by a grant titled “Bringing Service Learning to Life: Service-Learning for All Educators,” from the Corporation of National and Community Service, Learn and Serve program. We thank the reviewers and editors for input and critique that greatly improved earlier versions of the manuscript.