The Table: Stories from Black Women in Student Affairs

Black women work twice as hard to have a seat at the infamous table. The table that once we have a seat at, we are told to be grateful for or else we could lose it—back to the kitchen, preparing meals that we may never have the pleasure of sitting down and enjoying. We are given no plate. No utensils. No napkin to clean up those accidental spills.

Instead of waiting for a seat at a table where we would have to compromise our stories or have them told by those who have not walked our paths, w...