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The chosen we : Black women's empowerment in higher education / Rachelle Winkle-Wagner ; foreword by Diana Slaughter Kotzin.

Author/creator Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2023]
Descriptionxx, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series SUNY series, critical race studies in education
SUNY series, critical race studies in education. ^A1423272
Contents Foreword / Diana Slaughter Kotzin -- The collective history of Black women's ways of knowing -- From the unchosen me to the chosen we : Black women elevating Black women -- Creating an oasis out of isolation : relationships that provided solace on white campuses -- Unapologetically embracing Blackness : the importance of Black student organizations on predominantly white campuses -- Blackness-as-greatness : the normalization of nuanced views of Black excellence within HBCUs -- HBCUs as home and family : embracing intersectional and nuanced Blackness through inclusion -- From "unity" to "isolation" : comparing experiences within HBCUs and PWIs -- In sickness and health on campus : the health inferences of college contexts and health in a sixty years of oral history.
Abstract "Draws on and centers oral histories with Black women college graduates to demonstrate the role of community in fostering their success in and beyond education"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Genre/formInterviews.
LCCN 2023009055
ISBN9781438495422 hardcover
ISBN1438495420 (n) hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner New Books LC2781 .W567 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold