“I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy

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Main Authors: Chiedza Ikpeh, Iman Federico Awi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1555236/full
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“I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
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Ubuntu
social capital
Black Women
higher education
equity
mentorship
title “I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
title_full “I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
title_fullStr “I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
title_full_unstemmed “I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
title_short “I am because we are”: Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
title_sort i am because we are ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among black women in the academy
topic Ubuntu
social capital
Black Women
higher education
equity
mentorship
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