{"id":46117,"date":"2026-02-09T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/?p=46117"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:13:00","slug":"york-researcher-highlights-power-of-black-matriarchal-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/2026\/02\/09\/york-researcher-highlights-power-of-black-matriarchal-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"York researcher highlights power of Black matriarchal storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Black-mother-and-child-scaled-e1770408767349-1024x341.jpeg\" alt=\"Black mother smiling and having a conversation with her black 6 year old son\" class=\"wp-image-46118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Black-mother-and-child-scaled-e1770408767349-1024x341.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Black-mother-and-child-scaled-e1770408767349-300x100.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Black-mother-and-child-scaled-e1770408767349-1536x511.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Black-mother-and-child-scaled-e1770408767349-2048x681.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Growing up in Scarborough,&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Fearon<\/strong>&nbsp;was raised in a community with a rich tradition of Black matriarchal storytelling.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through oration, folk tales, music, dance and even cooking, mothers have continued to impart cultural knowledge across generations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Stephanie-Fearon-Headshot-scaled-1-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46119\" style=\"width:249px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Stephanie-Fearon-Headshot-scaled-1-edited-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Stephanie-Fearon-Headshot-scaled-1-edited-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Stephanie-Fearon-Headshot-scaled-1-edited-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Stephanie-Fearon-Headshot-scaled-1-edited-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/02\/Stephanie-Fearon-Headshot-scaled-1-edited-1.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Stephanie Fearon<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise then, that as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2023\/09\/14\/three-new-faces-join-faculty-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inaugural assistant professor of Black thriving and education<\/a>&nbsp;at 快播视频, Fearon wanted to explore the ways Black mothers come together with their children to cultivate leadership and literacy skills within education systems and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by her grandmother and grandaunts, who came to Canada from Jamaica in the 1960s with limited access to educational opportunities, Fearon\u2019s research studies how Black mothers use storytelling in community-based literacy programs.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an understanding of the barriers these women face in academic research spaces, Fearon was careful to develop a collaborative approach where Black mothers feel valued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve complained, lamented, about the extractive nature of the research process,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd when we look at the histories and the current relationships between researchers in academia and Black communities, it's not positive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fearon centres Black mothers as partners in the research process, grounding her work in respect and co-creation. 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