Case Studies

Black women have long built community through creativity and resistance, transforming even the most inhospitable environments into spaces of care, advocacy, and survival. In digital spaces, this legacy continues through strategic innovation—where technology is not just a tool, but a site for sanctuary, storytelling, and collective action.

These case studies illuminate the ways Black women navigate and reshape digital spaces, offering both insights and solutions for sustaining sanctuary spaces in the face of misogynoir, algorithmic bias, and platform exploitation. Grounded in Fractured Visibility Theory, these real-world examples demonstrate how Black women negotiate presence, vulnerability, and advocacy within digital ecosystems, ensuring their narratives not only survive but thrive.