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Title Black women, ivory tower : revealing the lies of white supremacy in American education / Jasmine L. Harris.
Author Harris, Jasmine L., author.
Publication Info. Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2024]
©2024
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 Alafaya  378.198 HAR    Checked Out
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  378.198 HAR    Checked Out
 South Trail  378.198 HAR    Check Shelves
Description 196 pages ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196).
Contents A meager inheritance -- The power of a story -- The disappearance of Black teachers -- Racing -- The performance of belonging -- Body work -- Class matters -- Benediction.
Summary "From a rising voice in the study of Black Lives in the US comes a book about racism in higher education, with a focus on the experience of Black women and girls in predominately white colleges and universities. Black Women, Ivory Tower blends the author's own experiences and family history with socio-historical analysis and research, to analyze the ways that systemic racism has denied Black women an equitable education and chart a course for a more equitable future"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Racism in higher education -- United States.
Sexism in higher education -- United States.
African American women in higher education.
African American women -- Education (Higher)
Added Title Revealing the lies of white supremacy in American education
ISBN 9781506489834 (hardback) : $24.99
1506489834 (hardback)
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