Chitterling Mentality: Plantation Politics and Organizational Challenges for Black Women Nonprofit Leaders

zure Latimer, SynClaire Arthur, Alexandria Chidera Onuoha, Seanna Leath, Psychology and Neuroscience Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Psychological and Brain Sciences Department, Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, Human Development, and Family Science Department, University of Tennessee

Journal of Black Psychology

Published online on October 22, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Black Psychology, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 597-638, September 2026.
While scholars have addressed the challenges Black women face in various workplace environments, less is known about the psychological and social experiences of Black women leaders in the nonprofit sector. In the present qualitative study, we draw from ...