The African American Student Network: Creating sanctuaries and counterspaces for coping with racial microaggressions in higher education settings

Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-188

  Grier Reed, Tabitha L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 78149337883     PISSN: 19310293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2010.tb00096.x     Document Type: Article

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