Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction: (Re)Calling the Past and Present 1
5. Part I: Essential Eueer and Trans* Voices from With/in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
6. 1 And Some of Us Are Queer: An HBCU Sankofa Story 15
7. 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
8. 3 Intersectionality in Theory and Praxis: The Role of Student Organizing as Preparation for Fostering Inclusive Spaces as an HBCU Administrator 49
9. Part II: Acknowledging the Urgent and Necessary: Organizational Accounts of Cultural Transformation at HBCUs
10. 4 Inclusion Flows from the Top: The Role of Boards in Building Inclusive Campuses at HBCUs 67
11. 5 Blazing the Trail: Creating an LGBTQIA-Inclusive Campus 84
12. 6 When HBCUs Speak OUT: Navigating HBCU Culture and Queer Student Expectations as Student Affairs Professionals 95
13. 7 Understanding the Engagement and Politics of Quare HBCU Student Leaders 109
14. 8 Creating Inclusive Academic Spaces for Queer Students at HBCUs 124
15. 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
16. Part III: Deliberate and Intentional Queer and Trans* Scholarly HBCU Explorations
17. 10 A Manifesto for Black Quare Liberation and Inclusion at HBCUs 157
18. 11 Outsider Within: The Experiences of Queer Black Women College Athletes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities 170
19. 12 Queering the Yard: LGBTQ Advocacy, Experiences, and Socialization at Two Public HBCUs 184
20. 13 Researching Alongside, For, and By Black, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities at HBCUs: A Reflection 196
21. Acknowledgments 203
22. Notes on Contributors 205
23. Index 213