Mothering or motherhood has been presented as a labor-intensive duty for women in which the child is centered, and the woman is rendered invisible and relegated to the margins to assume the duties associated with motherhood (e.g. nurturing and cultivating the child) (Delgado-Herrera et al. PLoS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298750 , 2024). Black women striving for success in academia face insurmountable challenges linked to their race and gender and rely on friendship, kinship, and sisterhood to aid in overcoming obstacles and led to the achievement of our academic goals. This chapter focuses on the personal and academic experiences that led to the creation of a counterspace that resulted in a formidable sisterhood between two Black motherscholars navigating the dissertation process. Black feminist thought coupled with Intersectionality informed our focus on the necessity of counterspaces in academia to offset the gendered, racialized threats to the emotional, personal, and professional identities of Black motherscholars. We employed collaborative autoethnography as a methodological tool to capture our individual and collective experiences. The findings provide insight into how Black women fulfilling the role of mother and scholar in the halls of the academy may benefit from a multilayered system of support.