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4 Ways ‘Strong Black Woman Syndrome’ Keeps Us Poor

By Kara Stevens — 2019

The Strong Black Women Syndrome demands that Black women never buckle, never feel vulnerable and, most important, never, ever put their own needs above anyone else’s—not their children’s, not their community’s, not the people for whom they work—no matter how detrimental it is to their well-being.

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Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

From the award-winning entrepreneur, culture leader, and creator of the Black Girls Rock! movement comes an inspiring and beautifully designed book that pays tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world.

Beverly Bond (editor)

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Midwifing—A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Counseling: Investigating the Fractured Self, Slavery, Violence, and the Black Woman

Midwifing—A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Counseling: Investigating the Fractured Self, Slavery, Violence, and the Black Woman, is an investigation of intergenerational trauma. Exploring the impact of slavery, violence, racism, sexism, classism, and other isms on the self of the Black woman.

Myrna Thurmond-Malone, Pamela Ayo Yetunde (foreword)

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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty

In 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful entrance into the national conversation on race. In a media landscape dominated by racially biased images of welfare queens and crack babies, Killing the Black Body exposed America’s systemic abuse of Black women’s bodies.

Dorothy Roberts

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Empowered Black Girl: Joyful Affirmations and Words of Resilience

“It’s time for us Black girls and Black women to be empowered, and I’m glad we have Fievre to show us the way.”―Monique Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation.

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BIPOC Girls and GNC Youth Tell Their Stories | Our Stories: In Vivid Color | Official Trailer

Our Stories: In Vivid Color is a multimedia initiative to amplify the lived experiences and dreams of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) women, girls and gender non-conforming youth, ages 14–24, across the United States and Puerto Rico.

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First and Only: A Black Woman’s Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life

As Black women, we have to work twice as hard to be perceived as half as skilled. We have to work until August of this year to earn what a white man made by last December. We are besieged by racist and sexist bullying online.

Jennifer R. Farmer

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The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women (African American Studies)

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.

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Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust

In this stunningly illustrated essay collection inspired by the popular podcast Life, I Swear, prominent Black women reflect on self-love and healing, sharing stories of the trials and tribulations they’ve faced and what has helped them confront pain, heal wounds, and find connection.

Chloe Dulce Louvouezo , Elaine Welteroth (foreword)

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For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

For generations, Brown girls have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism, often feeling alone in the struggle. By founding Latina Rebels, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has created a community to help women fight together.

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

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The Power of the Black Woman’s Self Love Journey | Denise Francis | TEDxQueensVillage

In this powerful TEDx Talk, Self Love Educator Denise Francis speaks on the relationship between Black Women, Self-love, and Mental health. She aims to bridge the gap to heal Black women from the trans-generational trauma that the “Strong Black Woman” trope has silenced.

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