In this powerful Voices from the Huddle conversation, Dr. Rochelle Smarr connects with with Dr. Latrese Younger, educator, learner, data analyst, bibliophile, and middle school principal. She shares how her hyphenated identities shape her leadership from the margins. She reflects on pivoting through her career with faith as her compass, moving wherever God sends her to ensure “someone gets what they need.”

At the heart of this episode is Dr. Younger’s groundbreaking work: Black Women in Educational Leadership (BWEL), which evolved from social media highlights of Black women education leaders starting in November 2019 to now a board-led organization offering mentorship, professional development, and more. Including the forthcoming book Black Women in Educational Leadership: Stories of Resilience and Achievement. Dr. Younger reminds us that storytelling is ancestral work, essential to uplifting communities and ensuring the next generation of Black women leaders never gets discouraged.

Learn more about Dr. Younger and the resources she shared during her conversation in her Voices from the Huddle profile.

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