Description: Offers both a theoretical and concrete example of what W. E. B. Du Bois called "spiritual strivings."
Brief description: Cynthia B. Dillard is Associate Professor of Education at The Ohio State University. In June 2001 the community of Mpeasem, Ghana, honored her efforts in building a community center and preschool there by enstooling her as Queen Mother Nana Mansa II, during a traditional African ritual ceremony.
Review Quotes: "Dillard's work is inspiring, filled with hope, humor, and humility. Like a skilled weaver, she has brought together the strands of spirituality, Black feminist theory, and feminist thought and created a cloth that is bold in color, strong, and enjoyable for those during enough to try it on."