Political Mothering: Latina and A frican A merican Mothers in the Struggle for Educational Justice

This article explores the process and impact of women organizing for educational justice in N orthern C alifornia by documenting the efforts of a committed group of mothers who sought to address the disproportionate underachievement of L atino and A frican A merican students within their city's high school. Using a combined methodology of ethnography and participatory action research, this article illustrates the power of converting racial and social identities into a political strategy while constructing new narratives of self.