Racialized Labor Among Black Women: Implications for Counseling, Research, Training, and Advocacy

Alex A. Ajayi, Tabitha Grier-Reed, Breyonnah Wade, Oluwatofunmi Oteju, Anna V. Bahr-Fite, Adam C. Baker, Doneila L. McIntosh, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia

The Counseling Psychologist

Published online on May 07, 2026

Abstract

The Counseling Psychologist, Volume 54, Issue 4, Page 574-609, May 2026.
The current study examined racialized labor, or the ongoing work of navigating race and racism, in a national sample of 165 Black women. Building on prior research with Black college students, we used a deductive approach to assess how participants’ ...