Book excerpt: Research studies show that K-12 schools and school districts reproduce environments that perpetuate inequalities for school leaders who do not ascribe to the White heterosexual male normative ideal for leadership. Black women school leaders, in particular, experience significant levels of inequality that is often undiscussed within the mainstream narratives about K-12 schools and K-12 school leadership. Therefore, this qualitative study explores Black women's lived experience as school leaders within their existing K-12 schools and school districts. Nine Black women school leaders across Connecticut's K-12 school districts shared stories of their leadership experience. The study's findings provide a current context for how Black women experience school leadership, which may position school and school district personnel, state and regional governments and accreditors, teacher and leader preparation programs, and Black women school leaders themselves to think more deeply about their response to workplace inequalities.