Femininist Leadership/Training : Collaborative Power

When we hear or talk about the word Feminist it may means different experiences from different perspectives especially from women of color from international cultures.

“Feminist leadership from the Black experience is divinely unique with challenges that questions the human existence".

I pay homage to mothers, grandmothers, and matriarchal ancestors who stood at the frontlines of justice, healing, and community-building. From our Black American roots in the United States—where women were central in the Civil Rights Movement—to the ancient traditions of Africa where women ruled villages and nations, we embrace the continuum of leadership born from strength, struggle, and vision".

African Matriarchal Traditions: Long before colonial disruption, women such as Queen Nzinga of Angola, Yaa Asantewaa of Ghana, Queen Saba of ancient Askum (Ethiopia) Queen Amina of Zaria were nation-builders, defenders, and rulers who shaped African societies. These foremothers set a precedent for courage and strategic leadership rooted in care for their people.

Black American Mothers of Movements: Women like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Septima Clark organized, strategized, and sacrificed for freedom during the Civil Rights Movement and the earlier before then. Their leadership was often quiet but transformative, centering collective empowerment over individual recognition.

Cultural Leadership through Storytelling & Arts: Writers like Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou carried forward ancestral memory and feminine wisdom, shaping narratives that still inspire women across the diaspora.

Modern Black Feminist Thinkers:Leaders such as Angela Davis, Bell Hooks, Audre Lorde and Assata Shakur expanded the meaning of feminist leadership to include racial justice, social equality, and the lived realities of Black women globally.

Everyday Feminist Leadership: Beyond famous names, countless mothers, grandmothers, and women in neighborhoods and villages were the backbone of resilience—often educators leading churches, mosques, temples, science, technology-running community kitchens, teaching children, and preserving dignity when society tried to erase their humanity.

I honor this living legacy. We affirm that feminist leadership in the Black experience is not only about breaking barriers—it is about continuing the ancient practice of women holding the fabric of communities together, leading with both power and nurture, and ensuring future generations inherit justice, culture, and pride.

These women of honorable courage are the unique epitome of precious rare diamonds, gold and stones, resonating from the Motherland whence they came.

What does Feminist Leadership mean to you?

My take on Feminist is multitasking roles of leadership by example without racism blame game, without male bashing , but make no mistake we will call it out when we experience and witness injustice. We will march, protest and amplify our voices to be acknowledged unapologetically heard. Building collective agency for social structural change.

What Principles are central in your practice of Feminist leadership?

Nurturing Care & Compassion – Leading with empathy, prioritizing the well-being of women, children, and communities, and ensuring dignity for all. Educating Male Children is important so they will know the history of injustices of gender inequality.

Community-Centered Leadership – Rooted in the African and Black American traditions of collective upliftment, where leadership is shared and decisions are made for the good of the whole.

Ancestral Wisdom & Continuity – Honoring mothers, grandmothers, and matriarchal ancestors as guiding forces, carrying forward their resilience, strength, and cultural values.

Justice & Equality – Centering social, economic, and gender justice in every initiative, ensuring women and girls have equal opportunities in education, health, and leadership.

Empowerment Through Knowledge – Ending Female Genital Cutting, Teaching and mentoring youth, especially girls, in areas of agriculture, Technology academics, cultural heritage, and self-determination.

Resilience & Healing – Acknowledging pain from past injustices, while creating spaces for healing, restoration, and transformation for future generations.

Collaboration & Solidarity – Building bridges across cultures, nations, and communities, fostering unity in global humanitarian work.

Creative Expression & Storytelling – Using arts, culture, and heritage as tools for empowerment, identity, and leadership development.

Sustainability & Stewardship – Protecting the land, embracing agriculture, and ensuring food security as central to women’s and children’s future.

Spiritual Integrity & Service – Grounding leadership in moral values, faith, and service to humanity, where leadership is seen as responsibility, not power.

Are there any examples you can share of Feminine Leadership practice around you?

All Praise be to GOD my beloved parents Author Daisy Lee Rene, Bishop James E DuBois raised myself and their children(four girls, two boys) with dignity and grace through the challenges of the civil rights era to present day. My beloved Sayidah Iretta Brown, Queen Matriarch of her village in Lousianna to Alabama was a farmer and overseer of her people in the deep south. She was so powerfully influential that her daughter (my mother) wrote a book about her entitle In My Mother's House and spoke of her upbringing in her published memoir ALABAMA DAISY BLACK AND POOR IN THE DEEP SOUTH. Both of their practices, behaviors and examples are honorable worthy examples of Feminist educational leadership.

Unity in Diversity Is Collective Power

Never the least also in my experience on a international broader very grateful reality there are many feminist leaders around me personally here on World Pulse and I humbly dedicate this Feminist Leadership Training Course to You ALL!!! I admire and learn from you everyday. You are partners, collaborators and a trailblazer first representing your villages, towns, cities and counties of your community where you serve. You are the example around me no matter the time or distance or countries you reside. Stronger than ever we are solidarity fierce and powerful globally together!

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