An Exodus of Black Excellence: Black School Leaders and Their Search for Home

With a critical and unrelenting focus, Dr. Nick Dawkins’ epic composition Exodus of Black Excellence delves into the often-untold experiences of Black public-school principals. Utilizing a penetrating phenomenological and qualitative approach, this book serves as an innovative investigation that aims to unravel the complex layers of systemic racism that drive accomplished Black school leaders out of American educational spaces. The harrowing expose exposes hauntingly familiar patterns of oppressive conditions, systemic barriers, and institutional bias that disrupts student learning, school improvement and fuels the exodus of talented Black educators attempting to improve learning, health, and wellness outcomes for all students in America’s public schools. In response, Dr. Dawkins’ issues a clarion call for urgent action through a focused approach that is anchored in transformative school leadership frameworks built on equitable conditions and supportive factors that champion learning and the wholistic success of every student served in our nation’s public schools. Read more