The chosen we : Black women's empowerment in higher education / Rachelle Winkle-Wagner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Education (Higher).

African American women.

African American women college students--Social conditions.

African American women college students.

African American college graduates--Interviews.

African American college graduates.

African American women--Interviews.

Universities and colleges--United States--Sociological aspects.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2023]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438495446 (electronic bk.)

1438495447 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40032056232

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.