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Black women's health : paths to wellness for mothers and daughters / by Berger, Michele Tracy,1968-author.;
"This book explores the meaning and practice of health in the lives of southern African American women and their adolescent daughters"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Mother and daughter narratives about health, sexuality, and young womanhood -- Mothers' health narratives -- "I'm in between" : daughters and health inheritances -- "I want that first kiss to be perfect" : mothers on intimacy, pleasure, and sexuality -- "Mom, can we talk about sex?" : daughters and sexuality -- Resolutions.Drawing on interviews with mothers and their daughters, as well as compelling medical data, Berger provides insight into the larger patterns that place black women at such high risk at a national level. Black Women's Health takes a much-needed, intimate look at how Black women and girls navigate different paths to wellness. [From publisher's description].
Subjects: African American women;
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The color purple / by Walker, Alice,1944-;
Subjects: Epistolary fiction.; Domestic fiction.; African American women; Sisters;
© c1992., Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
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A Black women's history of the United States / by Berry, Daina Ramey,author.; Gross, Kali N.,1972-author.;
"A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our country. In centering Black women's stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women's unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the United States to African American women of today. A Black Women's History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women's lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women's history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: History.; African American women;
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Their eyes were watching God / by Hurston, Zora Neale.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-210).Foreword / Edwidge Danticat -- Their eyes were watching God -- Afterword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Selected bibliography -- Chronology.One person the citizens of Eaton are inclined to judge is Janie Crawford, who has married three men and been tried for the murder of one of them. Janie feels no compulsion to justify herself to the town, but she does explain herself to her friend, Phoeby, with the implicit understanding that Phoeby can "tell 'em what Ah say if you wants to. Dat's just de same as me 'cause mah tongue is in mah friend's mouf."A novel about black Americans in Florida that centers on the life of Janie and her three marriages.ALA banned and challenged classics
Subjects: African American women; Self-realization; Psychological fiction.;
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The Black woman's guide to coping with stress : mindfulness & self-compassion skills to create a life of joy & well-being / by Giscombé, Cheryl L. Woods,author.; Magee, Rhonda V.,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references.Stress, coping, and the superwoman schema in black women" links to health and well-being -- Be strong no matter what -- Don't show emotion -- Rely only on yourself -- Make a way out of no way -- Overcome barriers with self-compassion -- Connect with nature and art -- Mindfully relate to family and friends -- Move into your new future of wellness.Black women often feel intense pressure to be strong and to do it all for others. But at what cost? In this empowering guide, Black psychologist and registered nurse Cheryl Woods Giscombe introduces the innovative, research-based superwoman schema (SWS) framework--five core beliefs that drive Black women's stress--and provides self-care practices grounded in mindfulness and self-compassion to help readers find balance and live a life of joy and greater well-being.
Subjects: Stress (Psychology); Stress management.; Women, Black.; Women, Black; African American women;
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Riding Jane Crow : [electronic resource] : African American women on the American railroad. by Thaggert, Miriam.;
Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to "ride Jim Crow" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the travel narratives of Black female intellectuals such as Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell; Black middle-class women who sued to ride in first class "ladies' cars"; Black women railroad food vendors; and Black maids on Pullman trains. Thaggert argues that the railroad represented a technological advancement that was entwined with African American attempts to secure social progress. Black women's experiences on or near the railroad illustrate how American technological progress has often meant their ejection or displacement; thus, it is the Black woman who most fully measures the success of American freedom and privilege, or "progress," through her travel experiences.| Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction. Off the Tracks: Race, Gender, and the American Railroad 1. Ladies' Space: An Archive of Black Women's Railroad Narratives 2. A Kiss in the Dark: Sexualizing Black Female Mobility 3. Platform Politics: The Waiter Carriers of Virginia 4. Handmaidens for Travelers: Archiving the Pullman Company Maid Terminus: Pauli Murray, Pete, and Jane Crow Notes Bibliography Index Back cover| "In this well-researched and accessible volume, Miriam Thaggert explores the little-known histories of railroads and Black women, as passengers, food vendors and maids." — Ms. Magazine "This extremely well written scholarly work addresses the fact that much of the history of Black Americans has been tied to their inability to freely move about the nation." — Library Journal, starred review " Riding Jane Crow is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of the train in American history, and especially the racial underpinnings that are less frequently the topic of its story. But the book also represents the undertaking of an astonishing scholar, furnishing hundreds of primary sources by which the reader can and should continue to educate themselves on the topic. While Thaggert expertly toes the line between her voice and those that are not her own, she takes care to present those voices with grace, genuine curiosity, and above all, historical import." — Pilgrim House | Miriam Thaggert is an associate professor of English at SUNY Buffalo and the author of Images of Black Modernism: Verbal and Visual Strategies of the Harlem Renaissance .Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 6399 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; Women's Studies.;
© 2022., University of Illinois Press,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=9038420 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Sycamore Row : a novel / by Grisham, John,author.; Beck, Michael,1964-narrator.;
Read by Michael Beck.When wealthy Seth Hubbard hangs himself from a sycamore tree and leaves his fortune to his black maid, Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a controversial trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.
Subjects: Legal stories.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Trials (Murder); Race relations; African American women;
© [2013], Random House Audio,
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Trailblazers, Black women who helped make America great. American firsts/American icons / by David, Gabrielle,author.; Feng, Carolina Fung,editor.;
Includes bibliography (pages 615-637) and index.Sojourner Truth -- Harriet Tubman -- Mary Church Terrell -- Rosina Corrothers Tucker -- Ella Baker -- Maida Springer Kemp -- Pauli Murray -- Dorothy I. Height -- Rosa Parks -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Clara Day -- Addie Wyatt -- Coretta Scott King -- Myrlie Evers-Williams -- Betty Shabazz -- Daine Nash -- Peggy Shepard -- Pierrette Talley -- Dorceta E. Taylor -- Dadiatou Diallo -- Michelle Alexander -- Glynda C. Carr -- Lezley McSpadden -- Leah Penniman -- Lasaia Wade -- Josephine Baker -- Katherine Dunham -- Margot Webb -- Jeni Legon -- Janet Collins -- Pearl Primus -- Mabie Lee -- Mary Hinkson -- Myers Brown -- Carmen De Lavallade -- Raven Wilkinson -- Judith Jamison -- Blondell Cummings -- Dianne McIntyre -- Virginia Johnson -- Jawole Willa Jo Zollar -- Dianne Walker -- Debra Austin -- Cynthia Olivers -- Fatima Robinson -- Dormeshia -- Camille A. Brown -- Misty Copeland -- Michaela Mabinty Deprince -- Ora Washington -- Toni Stone -- Alice Coachman -- Athea Gibson -- Wilma Rudolph -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Cheryl Miller -- Violet Palmer -- Debi Thomas -- Dawn Staley -- Briana Scurry -- Sheryl Swoopes -- Ann Wolfe -- Lisa Leslie -- Dominique Dawes -- Maritza Correia McClendon -- Serena Williams -- Allyson Felix -- Ibtihaj Muhammad -- Blake Bolden -- Bianca Smith -- Erin Jackson -- Simone Biles.The past four hundred years have seen unprecedented growth in virtually every conceivable realm of life, from medicine to the arts, technology to finance. Far too often, however, when we think of the movers, shakers, and innovators behind these transformations, we picture a host of men - and white men, at that. With Trailblazers, Gabrielle David remedies that. The first anthology of black female innovators published in more than fifteen years, Trailblazers introduces us to more than one hundred and fifty American black women who have been instrumental in creating our contemporary life. We learn about activists and politicians like Fannie Lou Hamer, who in 1964 changed the Democratic National Convention forever by protesting efforts to disenfranchise black voters in her native Mississippi, and Lelia Foley, a black woman who overcame racism and poverty to become the first female African American mayor in the United States in 1973. David also introduces us to entertainers, athletes, and businesswomen - though not always in predictable ways. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter makes an appearance, for example, not for her musical career, but as a businesswoman, reminding us of her multifaceted triumphs. David brings this volume together with a clarion call for recognition of the transformative work black women have done and continue to do. She reminds us of the debt we owe to these unsung heroes--and the place black women deserve at the table.
Subjects: African American women; Women political activists; Women dancers; Women athletes;
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Respect : the life of Aretha Franklin / by Ritz, David.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-500), discography (pages 501-504), filmography (pages 505-506) and index.Meeting the Queen -- Sacred sources. Father and daughter ; Instability ; Mothers and fathers ; The sex circus ; The blood ; Moving on up -- Columbia. The biggest and best ; Gentleman pimp ; Water, water everywhere ; What a difference a day makes ; Fools -- Atlantic. Never loved ; Keep rolling ; Natural ; Year of years ; High maintenance ; Spirit ; Right reverend ; Amazing ; Hey ; Shop around ; The spark ; Fairy-tale princess ; The hustle -- Arista. Daddy's little girl ; Back on track ; Home ; Our father ; Diva-fication ; In the storm too long ; The mixture as before ; Party therapy ; A rose ; Vincerò ; Damage control -- The lioness in winter. What Aretha wants ; Oldies but goodies ; A woman falling out of love ; The once and future Queen."Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. She found fame, fortune, and that remarkable voice in 1967 with "Respect" and a rapid-fire string of hits. Aretha turned the industry on its head by refueling pop with heavy soul. The Queen of Soul had survived, and arrived."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Biography.; Franklin, Aretha.; Soul musicians; Singers; African American women entertainers; African American women singers;
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Summer on Highland Beach : a novel / by Hostin, Sunny,author.; Harris, Sharina,author.;
"Founded in the late 1800s by the son of Frederick Douglass, Highland Beach along the Chesapeake Bay is the oldest Black resort community in America. Inside this proud and secluded beach community of about 100 private homes is Olivia Jones's legacy. But Oliva's legacy comes with thorns--intertwined are secrets of her aunt's death; a controlling grandmother who is determined to crush anyone or anything that will interfere with her son's political career; and a father who wants to rebuild the family he rejected decades ago. In the midst of tense family drama, Olivia must decide if she wants to return to the beautiful life she's created in Sag Harbor--with the neighbors and wonderful man who've become central to her happiness--or finally achieve her dream of having a family and home to call her own in Highland Beach"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; African American women; African American families; Self-realization in women; Family secrets; Summer;
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