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

A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty
Herausgeber: Mobley, Steve D; Patton, Lori D; Johnson, Jennifer M; Njoku, Nadrea

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Produktbeschreibung

Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty serves as a resource for Historically Black College and University (HBCU) stakeholders and highlights fundamental concerns and urgent topics regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) HBCU constituents.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781978816091
• ISBN-10: 197881609X
• Artikelnr.: 69930246

Autorenporträt

Steve D. Mobley Jr. is an associate professor in the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program at Morgan State University. Nadrea R. Njoku is the director of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI) at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Jennifer M. Johnson is an associate professor in the Higher Education Program at Temple University. Lori D. Patton is a professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University.

Inhaltsangabe

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
Foreword by Beverly Guy-Sheftall ix
Introduction: (Re)Calling the Past and Present 1 steve d. mobley jr.
part i: essential queer and trans* voices from with/in historically black
colleges and universities
1 And Some of Us Are Queer: An HBCU Sankofa Story 15 k. t. ewing
2 The (Mis)Education of Yémaya: Fostering Togetherness with Black Trans*
Womx[x]yn Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through
Policy Reformation and (Re)Education 32 yémaya diavian pope
3 Intersectionality in Theory and Praxis: The Role of Student Organizing as
Preparation for Fostering Inclusive Spaces as an HBCU Administrator 49
trinice mcnally
part ii: acknowledging the urgent and necessary: organizational accounts of
cultural transformation at hbcus
4 Inclusion Flows from the Top: The Role of Boards in Building Inclusive
Campuses at HBCUs 67 felecia commodore and ashley gray
5 Blazing the Trail: Creating an LGBTQIA-Inclusive Campus 84 chevelle
moss-savage, letizia gambrell-boone, and makola m. abdullah
6 When HBCUs Speak OUT: Navigating HBCU Culture and Queer Student
Expectations as Student Affairs Professionals 95 darryl b. holloman, daryl
lowe,
bonnie taylor, and leslie hall
7 Understanding the Engagement and Politics of Quare HBCU Student Leaders
109 tobias raphael morgan
8 Creating Inclusive Academic Spaces for Queer Students at HBCUs 124
kathryn c. wymer, jennifer m. williams, and w. russell robinson
9 The Lavender Fund, the First Officially Recognized University-Wide LGBT
Fundraiser in HBCU History: How It Came to Be and How It Continues 139
christopher n. cross and diana lu
part iii: deliberate and intentional queer and trans* scholarly hbcu
explorations
10 A Manifesto for Black Quare Liberation and Inclusion at HBCUs 157 jarrel
t. johnson
11 Outsider Within: The Experiences of Queer Black Women College Athletes
at Historically Black Colleges and Universities 170 christa j. porter and
akilah r. carter-francique
12 Queering the Yard: LGBTQ Advocacy, Experiences, and Socialization at Two
Public HBCUs 184 michele k. lewis and isiah marshall jr.
13 Researching Alongside, For, and By Black, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Queer Communities at HBCUs: A Reflection 196 lori d.
patton, nadrea r. njoku, and jennifer m. johnson
Acknowledgments 203
Notes on Contributors 205
Index 000