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The Strong Black Woman

Author : Marita Golden
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1642506842
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book The Strong Black Woman written by Marita Golden and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Health Crisis Among Black Women Generated from Systemic Racism “Marita Golden’s The Strong Black Woman busts the myth that Black women are fierce and resilient by letting the reader in under the mask that proclaims ‘Black don’t crack.’” ―Karen Arrington, coach, mentor, philanthropist, and author of NAACP Image Award-winning Your Next Level Life Sarton Women’s Book Award #1 New Release in Reference Meet Black women who have learned through hard lessons the importance of self-care and how to break through the cultural and family resistance to seeking therapy and professional mental health care. The Strong Black Woman Syndrome. For generations, in response to systemic racism, Black women and African American culture created the persona of the Strong Black Woman, a woman who, motivated by service and sacrifice, handles, manages, and overcomes any problem, any obstacle. The syndrome calls on Black women to be the problem-solvers and chief caretakers for everyone in their lives―never buckling, never feeling vulnerable, and never bothering with their pain. Hidden mental health crisis of anxiety and depression. To be a Black woman in America is to know you cannot protect your children or guarantee their safety, your value is consistently questioned, and even being “twice as good” is often not good enough. Consequently, Black women disproportionately experience anxiety and depression. Studies now conclusively connect racism and mental health―and physical health. Take care of your emotional health. You deserve to be emotionally healthy for yourself and those you love. More and more young Black women are re-examining the Strong Black Woman syndrome and engaging in self-care practices that change their lives. Hear stories of Black women who: Asked for help Built lives that offer healing Learned to accept healing If you have read The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, The Racial Healing Handbook, or Black Fatigue, The Strong Black Woman is your next read.

Black Woman Redefined

Author : Sophia Nelson
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 193666173X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Black Woman Redefined written by Sophia Nelson and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for a REDEFINITION among black women in America. In its 2011 hardcover release, Black Woman Redefined was a top-selling book and took home a 2011 Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award from the African American Literary Awards. Author Sophia A. Nelson won the 2012 Champions of Diversity Award, given each year by diversity business executives in Fortune 100 companies. Black Woman Redefined was inspired in part by what Nelson calls “open season on accomplished black women": from Don Imus's name-calling of black female basketball players in 2007 and a 2009 Yale University study titled “Marriage Eludes High-Achieving Black Women," to the more recent revelation that First Lady Michelle Obama is concerned about being painted as an “angry, black woman." In Black Woman Redefined, Nelson sets out to change this cultural perception, taking readers on a no-holds-barred journey into the hearts and minds of accomplished black women to reveal truths, tribulations, and insights like never before. This groundbreaking book provides black women of a new generation with essential career and life-coaching advice. Based on never-before-done research on college-educated, career-driven black women, Nelson offers her fellow “sisters"—and those who know, love, and work with them—a feel-good volume for personal and professional success that empowers them without tearing others down.

The Language of Strong Black Womanhood

Author : Karla D. Scott
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498544096
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Strong Black Womanhood written by Karla D. Scott and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Language of Strong Black Womanhood: Myths, Models, Messages, and a New Mandate for Self-Care, Black women of the Baby Boomer generation and Hip Hop generation share messages communicated and models witnessed in their socialization for strength revealing how this mandate endures in Black women’s lived experiences. They also express concern that self-care was not presented as critical for sustaining life as a strong Black woman—a concern shared by Black women bloggers who advocate resisting the myth and redefining strength for self-care. This Black feminist exploration of strong Black womanhood provides an alternative to harmful perceptions, constructions, and representations of Black women and suggests a mandate to move toward the revolutionary act of Black women’s self-care.

Myths Of A Strong Black Woman

Author : Evonn Firms
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book Myths Of A Strong Black Woman written by Evonn Firms and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Myths Of A Strong Black Woman" delves into the complex and often misunderstood narratives surrounding the archetype of the strong black woman. This non-fiction book challenges the stereotypes and misconceptions that have long plagued black women, offering a fresh perspective on what strength truly means in the face of adversity. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, this book explores how societal expectations, historical injustices, and cultural influences have shaped the perception of black women as resilient but emotionless beings. It uncovers the layers of vulnerability, resilience, and humanity that exist within every strong black woman, debunking the myths that have limited their full expression and recognition. Drawing on a wealth of data and expert opinions, "The Myths Of A Strong Black Woman" sheds light on the intersectionality of race, gender, and power dynamics that contribute to these harmful narratives. It celebrates the diversity of experiences within the black female community and highlights the importance of acknowledging individuality rather than conforming to monolithic ideals of strength. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the nuanced realities faced by black women in today's society. It offers a compelling narrative that challenges readers to reevaluate their perceptions and biases while fostering empathy and appreciation for the multifaceted identities of strong black women. By dismantling stereotypes and amplifying authentic voices, "The Myths Of A Strong Black Woman" paves the way for a more inclusive and equitable future where all women are empowered to embrace their true selves without being confined by limiting beliefs. This groundbreaking work invites readers to engage in critical conversations about representation, identity, and empowerment within marginalized communities. With its engaging storytelling, thought-provoking insights, and empowering message, this book is a beacon of hope for those who aspire to redefine strength on their own terms. "The Myths Of A Strong Black Woman" is not just a book; it's a movement towards liberation, authenticity, and solidarity among all individuals who refuse to be bound by outdated myths and stereotypes.

Fierce Angels

Author : Sheri Parks
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613745079
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Fierce Angels written by Sheri Parks and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The &“Strong Black Woman&” has been a part of mainstream culture for centuries, as a myth, a goddess, a positive role model, a stereotype, and as a burden. In Fierce Angels, Sheri Parks explores the concept of the Strong Black Woman, its influence on people of all races, and the ways in which black women respond to and are affected by this image. Originating in the ancient Sacred Dark Feminine as a nurturing and fierce goddess, the Strong Black Woman can be found in myths from every continent. Slaves and slave owners alike brought the legend to America, where the spiritual icon evolved into the secular Strong Black Woman, with examples ranging from the slave Mammy to the poet Maya Angelou. She continues to appear in popular culture in television and movies, such as Law and Order and The Help, and as an inspirational symbol associated with the dispossessed in political movements, in particular from Africa. The book presents the stories of historical and living black women who embody the role and puts the icon in its historical and evolutionary context, presenting a balanced account of its negative and positive impact on black culture. This new paperback edition has been revised from the hardcover edition to include two new chapters that expand on the transformative Dark Feminine in alchemy and Western literature and a chapter on the political uses and further potential of the Sacred Dark Feminine in social justice movements in the United States and abroad.

Shifting

Author : Charisse Jones
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006197711X
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Shifting written by Charisse Jones and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemorating its 2oth year in print with a new Introduction and updated content, Shifting explores the many identities Black women must adopt in various spaces to succeed in America. Based on the African American Women's Voices Project, Shifting reveals that a large number of Black women feel pressure to compromise their true selves as they navigate America's racial and gender bigotry. Black women "shift" by altering the expectations they have for themselves or their outer appearance. They modify their speech. They shift "white" as they head to work in the morning and "Black" as they come back home each night. They shift inward, internalizing the searing pain of the negative stereotypes that they encounter daily. And sometimes they shift by fighting back. In commemoration of its twentieth year in print with a new Introduction and updated content throughout Shifting is a much-needed, clear, and comprehensive portrait of the reality of Black women's lives today.

The Real Lives of Strong Black Women

Author : Toby Thompkins
Publisher : Agate Bolden
ISBN 13 : 9781932841138
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Real Lives of Strong Black Women written by Toby Thompkins and published by Agate Bolden. This book was released on 2004-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former columnist for the "Miracle Journeys" magazine offers an intimate exploration of the struggles and triumphs involved in transcending life as a "strong black woman." (African-American Studies)

The Real Lives of Strong Black Women

Author : Toby Thompkins
Publisher : Agate Bolden
ISBN 13 : 9781932841008
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Real Lives of Strong Black Women written by Toby Thompkins and published by Agate Bolden. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former columnist for the "Miracle Journeys" magazine offers an intimate exploration of the struggles and triumphs involved in transcending life as a "strong black woman." (African-American Studies)

Sister Citizen

Author : Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300165412
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Sister Citizen written by Melissa V. Harris-Perry and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVFrom a highly respected thinker on race, gender, and American politics, a new consideration of black women and how distorted stereotypes affect their political beliefs/div

The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Life

Author : Denene Millner
Publisher : Plume Books
ISBN 13 : 9780452285125
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (851 download)

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Download or read book The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Life written by Denene Millner and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The smart, sassy guide to embracing your inner Angry Black Woman Rosa Parks, Claire Huxtable, Serena Williams. What do these women have in common? They are all Angry Black Women, whether they know it or not. Throughout history, women's attempts to stand up for themselves have been dismissed as the ramblings of "angry women." But there's a method to their madness. Using quizzes, historical references, career advice, and irreverent Top 10 lists such as "Top 10 Signs That You Should Prepare to Meet Your Maker," The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Lifewill help you find out what type of ABW you are, and empower you to be the best ABW you could possibly be-and have your loved ones live to tell about it. A lively look at the art of being a true Angry Black Woman-from her relationships to her career to her family-this hip, hysterical manifesto is the perfect gift for all of the ABWs in your life-no matter what their type!

Black Women's Yoga History

Author : Stephanie Y. Evans
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438483651
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Black Women's Yoga History written by Stephanie Y. Evans and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have Black women elders managed stress? In Black Women's Yoga History, Stephanie Y. Evans uses primary sources to answer that question and to show how meditation and yoga from eras of enslavement, segregation, and migration to the Civil Rights, Black Power, and New Age movements have been in existence all along. Life writings by Harriet Jacobs, Sadie and Bessie Delany, Eartha Kitt, Rosa Parks, Jan Willis, and Tina Turner are only a few examples of personal case studies that are included here, illustrating how these women managed traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression. In more than fifty yoga memoirs, Black women discuss practices of reflection, exercise, movement, stretching, visualization, and chanting for self-care. By unveiling the depth of a struggle for wellness, memoirs offer lessons for those who also struggle to heal from personal, cultural, and structural violence. This intellectual history expands conceptions of yoga and defines inner peace as mental health, healing, and wellness that is both compassionate and political.

Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman

Author : Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1592136699
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman written by Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-26 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the restrictive myth of the strong black woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this "performance" can have.

Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman

Author : Michele Wallace
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1781688230
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman written by Michele Wallace and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic and controversial critique of sexism in the black nationalist movement, this “landmark black feminist text” is essential reading for those engaged in discussions about feminism and race politics (Ms.) Originally published in 1978, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman caused a storm of controversy. Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power, demonstrating the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a foreword that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as what has—and, crucially, has not—changed over the last four decades, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman continues to be deeply relevant to current feminist debates and black theory today.

Soothe Your Nerves

Author : Angela Neal-Barnett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451603630
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Soothe Your Nerves written by Angela Neal-Barnett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you or someone you love suffer from "bad nerves"? •Denise is constantly on edge. She's convinced something bad is going to happen. •Ruth will drive an hour out of her way to avoid driving over a bridge. When she has to do it, her chest thumps, her heart starts racing, and she breaks out in a sweat. She's beginning to think she shouldn't leave her house. •Bernice hasn't slept in two months for fear that the witch is going to ride her again. What do these women have in common? They are struggling with crippling anxiety disorders. Thousands of Black women suffer from anxiety. What's worse is that many of us have been raised to believe we are Strong Black Women and that seeking help shows weakness. So we often turn to dangerous quick fixes that only exacerbate the problem -- like overeating and drug and alcohol abuse -- or we deny that we have problems at all. In Soothe Your Nerves, Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett explains which factors can contribute to anxiety, panic, and fear in Black women and offers a range of healing methods that will help you or a loved one reclaim your life. Here finally is a blueprint for understanding and overcoming anxiety from a psychological, spiritual, and Black perspective.

Fierce Angels

Author : Sheri Parks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Fierce Angels written by Sheri Parks and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Strong Black Woman has been a part of mainstream culture for centuries, as a myth, a goddess, a positive role model, a stereotype, and as a burden. In Fierce Angels, Sheri Parks explores the concept of the Strong Black Woman, its influence on people of all races, and the ways in which black women respond to and are affected by this image. Originating in the ancient Sacred Dark Feminine as a nurturing and fierce goddess, the Strong Black Woman can be found in myths from every continent. Slaves and slave owners alike brought the legend to America, where the spiritual icon evolved into the secular Strong Black Woman, with examples ranging from the slave Mammy to the poet Maya Angelou. She continues to appear in popular culture in television and movies, such as Law and Order and The Help, and as an inspirational symbol associated with the dispossessed in political movements, in particular from Africa. The book presents the stories of historical and living black women who embody the role and puts the icon in its historical and evolutionary context, presenting a balanced account of its negative and positive impact on black culture. This new paperback edition has been revised from the hardcover edition to include two new chapters that expand on the transformative Dark Feminine in alchemy and Western literature and a chapter on the political uses and further potential of the Sacred Dark Feminine in social justice movements in the United States and abroad.

Black Sexual Politics

Author : Patricia Hill Collins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135955387
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Black Sexual Politics written by Patricia Hill Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Black Sexual Politics, one of America's most influential writers on race and gender explores how images of Black sexuality have been used to maintain the color line and how they threaten to spread a new brand of racism around the world today.

The Sisters Are Alright

Author : Tamara Winfrey Harris
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1626563535
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Sisters Are Alright written by Tamara Winfrey Harris and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GOLD MEDALIST OF FOREWORD REVIEWS' 2015 INDIEFAB AWARDS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES What's wrong with black women? Not a damned thing! The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–black-woman propaganda and shows how real black women are pushing back against distorted cartoon versions of themselves. When African women arrived on American shores, the three-headed hydra—servile Mammy, angry Sapphire, and lascivious Jezebel—followed close behind. In the '60s, the Matriarch, the willfully unmarried baby machine leeching off the state, joined them. These stereotypes persist to this day through newspaper headlines, Sunday sermons, social media memes, cable punditry, government policies, and hit song lyrics. Emancipation may have happened more than 150 years ago, but America still won't let a sister be free from this coven of caricatures. Tamara Winfrey Harris delves into marriage, motherhood, health, sexuality, beauty, and more, taking sharp aim at pervasive stereotypes about black women. She counters warped prejudices with the straight-up truth about being a black woman in America. “We have facets like diamonds,” she writes. “The trouble is the people who refuse to see us sparkling.”