ABSTRACT
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) gave a framework for creating knowledge in deep relationship with communities that honored black feminism’s intention of collective action and producing science from a critical theoretical perspective. CBPR encourages the mindfulness that research involves several critical decision points that impact how our intellectual work aligns with the values of black feminism. Moreover, each principle builds our capacity to recognize inequities and advance justice in our work of producing knowledge. Specifically, sharing the budget required willingness to share with the community leaders how much the university was paying for intellectual work, which was uncomfortable for because of the economic realities of the community. Because the community of focus was not actively involved in initiating the research, CBPR was instrumental in guiding involvement in the project and advocacy for greater equity in a project that employed a very traditional research approach.
