SPECIAL EDITION – PART I AND PART II

Volume 5, Issue 1 (SPRING 2026) – Special Edition – Part I

Leading for Liberation: Critical Leadership, Belonging, and Institutional Transformation

Editors’ Note – Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft, Dr. John A. Williams, Dr. Petra Robinson 

About the Editors

About the Authors

Table of Contents

Introduction – Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft

     ARTICLES

Breaking Barriers in School Board Governance: Pursuing Equity and Access through the Lens of Critical Race Theory

Authors: Stephen R. D. Glass

Published in: Educational Justice Journal, Special Edition — Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2026)

DOI: 10.64262/c2y73.v5i1.009

From Critical Awareness to Transformative Action in Higher Education: The Critical Literacies Advancement Model (CLAM) and the Work of Inclusive Leadership

Author: Petra A. Robinson

Published in: Educational Justice Journal, Special Edition — Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2026)

DOI: 10.64262/c2y73.v5i1.005

Cultivating Connections that Make an Impact: CIRCLE – An Affinity Group Model for Supporting Professionals of Color in Higher Education

Author: Unity Watts-Bailey

Published in: Educational Justice Journal, Special Edition — Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2026)

DOI: 10.64262/c2y73.v5i1.007

Mentorship Matters: Transformative, Equity-Centered Pathways to Leadership for Doctoral Women of Color

Authors: Stacy-Ann T. Campbell, Petra A. Robinson, Edinah N. Sigira

Published in: Educational Justice Journal, Special Edition — Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2026)

DOI: 10.64262/c2y73.v5i1.006

Perceptions of Whistleblowing: A Pilot Phenomenological Study 

Authors: LaTrista Funches and Petra A.  Robinson

Published in: Educational Justice Journal, Special Edition — Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2026)

DOI: 10.64262/c2y73.v5i1.008

   ARTICLES

Volume 5, Issue 2 (Summer 2026) – Special Edition – Part II

Across Borders and Boundaries: Afro-Diasporic Pathways, Global Black Education, and Collective Futures

Editors’ Note – Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft, Dr. John A. Williams, Dr. Petra Robinson 

About the Editors

About the Authors

Table of Contents

Introduction – Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft

Changing the Narrative: Be the HBCU Leader Who Makes a Difference 

Authors:

Costonzo Bryant-Martin,  Evelyn Fields

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.001

Reclaiming Identity and Belonging: The Impact of Veteran-Specific Transitions Courses in Higher Education

Authors:

Bethany A. Hager, Petra A. Robinson, Andraé Holliday

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.002

Coalition as Praxis: HBCU-HSIs, Racialized MSI Policy, and the Role of AABHE and AAHHE

Author: Stacey Raina Speller

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.003

Has the Brazilian University Color? Black Women, Affirmative Action, and Afro-Diasporic Knowledge Production

Authors:

Maisa Elena Ribeiro, Elizabeth Conceição Alves, Bruna Souza Ribeiro, Tanya Sauders, Elisabete Figueroa dos Santos, Ângela Fátima Soligo 

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.004

Navigating Workplace Challenges: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Career Advancement of Black Leaders

Author: Lolita K. Bonds, Petra A. Robinson

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.005

Centering Black Physicians’ Voices: Narratives of Cultural Wealth and The Pathway to Medicine

Author: Tracey Jones

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.006

Transformative Leadership and Community Accountability in Black Higher Education

Author: Sherman Gillums Jr.

DOI: 10.64262/C2Y73.V5I2.007

Editors in Chief Oversight – Dr. Chevelle Hall, Dr. Brian Maiden, Dr. Aaron Livingston