ABSTRACT
EVERY TIME AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES, IT pushes back the silences of the unknown, which has typically forecasted our lives into stereotypical fashions or objectified our lives as the exotic. Adjuoa, Chaka and Jewel share their life stories, bringing forth the “truths” of their own spiritual foundation and how they arrived at where they are today. Their life stories convey their experience serving as deans at majority institutions. In listening to these women’s stories, they have continued to convey who they are, their sense of mission and purpose in life, and how they make personal meaning of their work acknowledging that there is a power greater than one’s self.
