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Achieving educational equity for Black leaders and learners requires data-driven evidence and research to support the identification, documentation, and replication of effective practices that shape their opportunities, experiences, and outcomes. While research has demonstrated the importance of Black teachers and principals to Black students’ academic and life outcomes, far less research has focused on the broader experiences of Black leaders, across the educational and other sectors, and their impact on Black learners across a wide range of ages and learning environments. Understanding these critical gaps in the research can help to optimize more equity-focused activities to advance the outcomes for Black learners and leaders. Innovation For Equity (IFE) has established this three-year research agenda to respond to this knowledge gap. It extends IFE’s robust efforts to support knowledge production about the experiences and outcomes of Black leaders and learners as well as to convene and bridge cross-sector leadership networks to support the advancement of Black leaders and learners. A fundamental and overarching objective of IFE’s research agenda is to strengthen the evidence base for investing in Black leadership at every level of the educational ecosystem to eradicate racial disparities and improve the breadth and depth of successful outcomes for Black leaders and learners. IFE aims to inspire, build, and disseminate a robust body of research demonstrating the broad impact of Black leadership on Black learners.