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Abstract
Using an autoethnographic qualitative method of research, the researcher provides a first person account of what happens when a Black leader establishes a charter school in a predominantly Black community opposed to the school. This study chronicles the lived experiences and challenges the researcher encountered in the charter school authorization and start up processes. To understand the processes and experiences of starting a charter school, two questions were addressed in this study: What are the lived experiences of a charter school founder and leader in a socio-political community and state? How does the leader navigate through policy, politics, and legislation?