Melissa Wooten
Photo Courtesy of Matthew Medeiros

Photo Courtesy of Matthew Medeiros

 
 

Scholar. Practitioner. 

My scholarship traces the sociological underpinnings of Black educational spaces by examining how Black communities amassed political and financial resources to create and sustain schools in 20th century America. 

I take what I’ve learned about the practices that support Black educational excellence as a starting point in my work as a higher education and non profit practitioner.