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Charmaine Lang

She/They

Dr. Charmaine Lang (she/they) is the Founder and Principal of Combahee Consulting & Coaching, LLC. As a working class, Black lesbian from South Central Los Angeles, Charmaine has over fifteen- years experience in the reproductive, economic, and racial justice movement. She is an International Coaching Federation certified coach and full-spectrum doula who supports clients in accessing the pleasure and joy they desire–in the workplace and beyond. Her experiences with Vipassana Meditation, generative somatics, and bodywork have played an essential role in her transformative work. Somatic tools have been incredibly healing for Charmaine, and she incorporates them into her coaching practice, often inviting clients to tap into their bodies for connection and guidance.


Charmaine’s activism is informed by her research, just as much as her research is informed by her activism. All of Charmaine’s intellectual work is grounded in Black Feminist Praxis and Possibilities. Her dissertation, “Learning to Take the Excess Baggage Off”: An Ethnographic Study of Black Women Activists’ Self-Care Practices, examined how contemporary Black women activists in Milwaukee, Wisconsin use community support and pausing as care strategies. The dissertation centered self-care and the health of Black women as an integral part of the history and future of social activism and liberation work. As a social justice leader and facilitator, Dr. Lang has worked closely with executive team members to build healthy and safe work environments, including leading change management and DEI campaigns. Her approach to activism and leadership is collaborative, imaginative, and focused on freedom.

Charmaine Lang
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