Reinette Jones

Reinette Jones

Reinette Jones is a special collections librarian and African American Studies academic liaison at the University of Kentucky. Jones shares her experiences leading up to her enrollment in the University of Kentucky's library science program, focusing particularly on her identity as a black lesbian, especially her personal experience navigating coming out and seeking supportive spaces. Jones elaborates at length on the complexities of intracommunity divisions within the LGBTQ community and historical segregation within the LGBTQ community. Jones also discusses her historical research, her library science degrees, and the contributions that African Americans living in Kentucky have made to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and, more broadly, the country as a whole. Jones details her involvement with Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (NKAA), Bluegrass Black Pride Incorporated, and other scholarly and activist accomplishments.

Race relations--Kentucky

Library science

African Americans--History

African American women in higher education

African American single mothers

African American lesbians--Identity

Lesbians

video

2018oh092_lgbtq008

Lance Poston

Reinette Jones

Pride

Community outreach

Kentucky pride

Being out

Notable Kentucky African Americans Database

Racism in the LGBTQ community

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