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Embracing Queer Students' Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Embracing Queer Students' Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Name: Embracing Queer Students' Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Author: Steve D. Mobley Jr., Jr.
ISBN: 9781978816107

A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty

Edited by Steve D. Mobley Jr., Jr., Nadrea R. Njoku, Jennifer M. Johnson and Lori D. Patton

Foreword by Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Contributions by Steve D. Mobley Jr., Jr., K. T. Ewing, Yémaya Diavian Pope, Trinice McNally, Felecia Commodore, Ashley L. Gray, Chevelle Denise Moss-Savage, Letizia Gambrell-Boone, Makola M. Abdullah, Darryl B. Holloman, Daryl Lowe, Bonnie J. Taylor, Leslie Hall, Tobias Raphael Morgan, Kathryn C. Wymer, Jennifer M. Williams, W. Russell Robinson, Christopher N. Cross, Diana Lu, Jarrel T. Johnson, Christa J. Porter, Akilah Carter-Francique, Michele K. Lewis, Isiah Marshall Jr., Lori D. Patton, Nadrea R. Njoku and Jennifer M. Johnson

Published by: Rutgers University Press

Imprint: Rutgers University Press

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Digital (delivered electronically)
9781978816107
Published: October 2024

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Foreword by Beverly Guy-Shefthall
Introduction: Steve D. Mobley, Jr.
Section I: Essential Queer and Trans* Voices from With/In Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Chapter 1: And Some of Us Are Queer: An HBCU Sankofa Story - K.T. Ewing
Chapter 2: The (Mis)Education of Yemaya: Fostering Togetherness with Black Trans* Womx[x]yn Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through Policy Reformation and (Re)Education - Yemaya Vashti Pope
Chapter 3: Intersectionality in Theory and Praxis: The Role of Student Organizing as Preparation for Fostering Inclusive Spaces as an HBCU Administrator - Trinice McNally
Section II: Acknowledging the Urgent and Necessary: Organizational Accounts of Historically Black College and University Cultural Transformation
Chapter 4: Inclusion Flows From the Top: The Role of Boards in Building Inclusive Campuses at HBCUs - Felecia Commodore and Ashley Gray
Chapter 5: Blazing the Trail: Creating A LGBTQIA Inclusive Campus - Chevelle Moss-Savage, Letizia Gambrell-Boone, and Makola M. Abdullah
Chapter 6: When HBCUs Speak OUT: Navigating HBCU Culture and Queer Student Expectations as Student Affairs Professionals - Darryl B. Holloman, Daryl Lowe, Bonnie Taylor, and Leslie Hall
Chapter 7: Understanding the Engagement and Politics of Quare HBCU Student Leaders - Tobias Raphael Morgan
Chapter 8: Creating Inclusive Academic Spaces for Queer Students at HBCUs - Kathryn C. Wymer, Jennifer Williams, and W. Russell Robinson
Chapter 9: The Lavender Fund, the First Officially Recognized University-wide LGBT Fundraiser in HBCU History: How It Came to Be, and How it Continues - Christopher N. Cross and Diana Lu
Section III: Deliberate and Intentional Scholarly Queer and Trans* HBCU Explorations
Chapter 10: A Manifesto for Black Quare Liberation and Inclusion at HBCUs - Jarrel T. Johnson
Chapter 11: Outsider Within: The Experiences of Queer Black Women College Athletes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Christa J. Porter and Akilah R. Carter-Francique
Chapter 12: Queering the Yard: LGBTQ Advocacy, Experiences, and Socialization at Two Public HBCUs - Michele K. Lewis and Isiah Marshall Jr.
Chapter 13: Researching, Alongside, For, and By Black, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities at HBCUs: A Reflection - Lori D. Patton, Nadrea R. Njoku, and Jennifer M. Johnson
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors