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"Black and Queer on Campus" by Michael P. Jeffries

By Joe Donahue
Published March 22, 2023 at 11:34 AM EDT
NYU Press

"Black and Queer on Campus" offers an inside look at what life is like for LGBTQ college students on campuses across the United States. Michael P. Jeffries shows that Black and queer college students often struggle to find safe spaces and a sense of belonging when they arrive on campus at both predominantly white institutions and historically black colleges and universities.

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