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“Dr. Nadine Richards has developed an essential, evidence-based framework for dismantling the structural inequities that have served as an obstacle to Black women ascending to the superintendency for far too long.”
Rebecca natow, Associate Professor, Hofstra University
A blueprint for equity‑centered leadership
About the Author
Dr. Nadine N. Richards is an educator, strategist, and global thought leader whose work bridges scholarship and lived experience. Author of Roses from Concrete and creator of the Black Feminist Leadership Model (BFLM®), she equips leaders worldwide to move from values to impact and to build cultures where resilience becomes transformation.
📚 Books that Inspire | Dr. Nadine N. Richards
🌹 Roses from Concrete®
A Black Feminist Leadership Model for School Reform
Grounded in original research, lived experience, and storytelling, Roses from Concrete by Dr. Nadine N. Richards illuminates how intersectionality, identity, and resistance shape powerful leadership—especially for Black women navigating educational systems. Introducing the Black Feminist Leadership Model (BFLM®)—a transformative framework for justice-centered leadership that equips recruiters, boards, schools, universities, and leadership programs to spark equity and systemic change.
📚 Available worldwide on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere.
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Available at Peter Lang. Amazon USA. Agenda Book Shop . AbeBooks. Blackwell's. Amazon (Europe). Waterstones.
🔥 The Orchid and the Fire
How to Live, Love, and Lead (Coming 2027)
A personal leadership manifesto and memoir, The Orchid and the Fire introduces the Orchid-Fire Model™—a transformative framework rooted in resilience, sensitivity, and vision. Through stories of loss, legacy, and rebirth, Dr. Nadine N. Richards calls leaders, mothers, and changemakers to bloom boldly in a fragmented world.