Ricardo Nazario Y ColónDr. Ricardo Nazario y Colón is a published poet with numerous publications in journals and anthologies and has authored two poetic books Of Jíbaros and Hillbillies, Plain View Press 2011 and The Recital, Winged City Press 2011. His forthcoming boos uder contract is Latinx Voices in Appalachia, University Press of Kentucky, 2024. His research focuses on Black culture centers, multiracial identity experience, student leadership development, and African American faculty and staff retention. Read More Read Less