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Reimagining the historically Black college and university (HBCU) environment: exposing race secrets and the binding chains of respectability and othermothering

Nadrea NjokuIndependent Scholar, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Malika ButlerSchool of Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Cameron C. BeattySecondary and Higher Education Department, Salem State University, Salem, MA, USA
Pages 783-799 | Received 23 May 2016, Accepted 04 Jan 2017, Published online: 11 Sep 2017

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