By Us, for Us: The impact of a professional counterspace on African American Women in student affairs

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 159-180

  West, Nicole M ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Black feminist thought; Higher education; Professional counterspaces; Student affairs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85076843999     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: 21676437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7709/jnegroeducation.88.2.0159     Document Type: Article

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