Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty
Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty
edited by Steve D. Mobley, Jr., Nadrea Njoku, Jennifer M. Johnson and Lori D. Patton contributions by 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 Njoku, Jennifer M. Johnson, Steve D. Mobley, Jr., K. T. Ewing, Yémaya Diavian Pope and Trinice McNally foreword by Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty is both a call to action and a resource for Historically Black College and University (HBCU) leaders and administrators, focusing on historical and contemporary issues related to expanding inclusionary policies and practices for members of HBCU communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+). The essays, by HBCU presidents, faculty, administrators, alumni, and researchers, explore the specific challenges and considerations of serving LGBTQ+ students within these distinct college and university settings, with the ultimate goal of summoning HBCU communities, higher education scholars, and scholar-practitioners to take thoughtful and urgent action to support and recognize LGBTQ+ students. With this book as a primary resource, HBCUs can work toward becoming fully inclusive campus communities for all of their students.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
