Amplifying Voices of First Generation Black College Students

La’Tonya Rease Miles is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University.Yolanda Wiggins is an Associate Professor in the in the Department of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San Jose State University.

• Chapter 1. Why I Do Not Smile in Pictures; George A. Turner, Jr.Chapter 2. Let’s Get In(Formation): Black First-Gen Students as Educators; La'Tonya Rease MilesChapter 3. “Some of the Teachers were Effective”: Exploring the Educational Resources that Matter for Black, First-Generation Students from Rural Areas; Jasmine WhitesideChapter 4. Fostering Belonging: Taking an Intersectional Approach to Early and Intentional Student Success for Black First-Generation College Students Attending HBCUs; Anthony Latrell WebsterChapter 5. Understanding the Assignment: The Utilization of Black Cultural Centers to Support Black First-Generation Student Experiences in the Academy; Emerald GreenChapter 6. Community Cultural Wealth in Black First-Generation College Students at a Predominantly White Institution; Bobby SteeleChapter 7. Who All Gone Be There?: Ensuring Resource & Support Equity for Black First Gen Students; Emeka Ikegwuonu and Stephanie YoungbloodChapter 8. Get ‘Cha Money Right: Serving Black First-Gen Students Through Financial Literacy Education; Kevin L. WrightChapter 9. Navigating Dual Identities: The Shared and Unique Experiences of Black First-Generation, Ex-Jehovah's Witness College Students; Michelle D. TaylorChapter 10. Black First Generation Professionals and the Hidden Toll – Family Relationships and Identity: Mentorship as a Continuum for Career Mobility; Duane Williams and Kimika SammsChapter 11. The POWER of the First-Gen Narrative Using Power Book II; Ghost James WinfieldChapter 12. “More Than Just Myself Backing Me Up”: Stories of Black First-Generation College Women Across Three McNair Scholars Programs; Roshaunda L. Breeden, Ashley B. Clayton, and Tiffany J. DavisChapter 13. “This Has Totally Transformed my Health”: Black First-Generation Doctoral Women and Their Experiences Navigating a Predominantly White Institution; Lamesha C. Brown, Danielle N. Bostick, and Candace M. HenryChapter 14. Where it STEMs From: Narratives of Pursuing STEM for Black Immigrant Students; Aakriti Prasai, Lisa Anang, and Sumie OkazakiChapter 15. Supporting the College-to-Career Transitions of Black First-Generation Professionals; Hayley A. HaywoodChapter 16. Where’s the Road? Co-Creating Pathways with Black First-Generation Students in their Pursuit of Medical School; Dyron J. Corley, Brittany C. Eason, and Albert Owusu-Ansah