As a little girl, when I hurt or was afraid, my mother would say, “tell muh ‘bout it.” So this seems to be the perfect title for this oral history project that seeks to collect the stories of Black women and femmes’ experiences with COVID-19. We gather to share our stories as society tends to disappear us from history. Think of the “Spanish Flu”. There is very little historical record of Black women’s experiences with the Spanish Flu. We have to take care of our archives, inserting our voices when others expect silence. So, I invite you to tell me about your experience with COVID-19. You have an opportunity to record your story on topics such as how did COVID-19 impact your work life and how did you care for yourself and family/friends during this time, and how has COVID-19 changed you. This is your story to tell, so tell it in your voice with your truth..
I live in Charleston, South Carolina. I wrote a dissertation on this topic and the research I gained answered this overarching question. What was the lived experience based on the intersectionality of race and gender for African American female executives since May of 2020, when the pandemic started, and what my answer was after interviewing 11 African American women who were executives at the director and a level above director during the pandemic, there were three criteria they had to have worked as an executive during COVID. They had to have been a director and manage people, and I had three steps in my process. I offered people the ability to join and learn more about the research.
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Rhonda Larsen's Story
Cora Cahill
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