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Research Article

Raising Black Daughters: Using Intersectionality and Memorable Messages to Understand Parental Gendered Racial Socialization

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Pages 226-240 | Received 17 Jan 2023, Accepted 14 Jul 2023, Published online: 25 Jul 2023

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