Tempest M. Henning

Tempest M. Henning is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of the Philosophy and Religious Studies Minor at Fisk University. Driven by the intellectual traditions of Black Feminism and Womanism, her integrative research investigates how theoretical and practical argumentation impacts epistemic agency within the political sphere. Rather than treating logic and knowledge as neutral structures, Henning examines how they are profoundly shaped by race, gender, and power. Her current work focuses on African American Language (AAL) and modes of discourse, challenging traditional white Western argumentation models to uncover unique logical modalities within the African diaspora. As the recipient of an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) HBCU Faculty Fellowship, she is currently finalizing her book manuscript, expanding on her article, “When and Where I Carry: Black Women and the Second Amendment.” Her broader contributions to the discipline include serving on the steering committees for FEAST and FEMMSS, and, recently, co-editing a special issue of Hypatia on “The Politics of Self-Care in an (Un)Just World.” Outside of academia, she is an avid powerlifter and bassoonist, and loves reading decolonial speculative fiction and the occasional romance novel.