Political Imagination as a Black Family Process: A Poetic Storytelling Study of Black Parents’ Dreams for Black Girls

Seanna Leath, Edward D. Scott, SynClaire Arthur, Taina Quiles-Kwock, Mykah Doolin, Marlena Debreaux, Psychological and Brain Sciences Department, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, San Francisco, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis

Journal of Black Psychology

Published online on May 07, 2026

Abstract

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Black parents have long nurtured their daughters’ dreams through affirmation, advocacy, and culturally rooted care. Yet, little research has examined how Black parents’ hopes for Black girls reflect political imagination. Drawing on sociopolitical ...