Black Women Healing Resources A collection of articles, podcasts, videos, songs and books on various topics. Black Joy as Resistance “How One Woman Started a Movement with #BlackGirlMagic,” by Cate https://www.godaddy.com/garage/how-one-woman-started-a-movement-with-blackgirlmagic/ “Why Black Joy is Absolutely Necessary,” by Christy DeGallerie https://medium.com/@iischristy/why-black-joy-is-absolutely-necessary-a09e17da3c84 Black Rest as Reparations “Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest,” by Janine Francias https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/d3bbay/sleep-gap-black-slavery-reparations-black-power-naps “These Artists Want Black People to Sleep,” by Sarah Burke https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/neppam/black-power-naps-fannie-sosa-niv-acosta “A Place to Nap While Black,” by niv Acosta and Fannie Sosa https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/a3mbap/black-power-naps-photos-mission-fannie-sosa-niv-acosta Black Women as Proclamation My Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love, by Sonya Renee Taylor View/Buy the Book “Bodies As Resistance: Claiming the Political Act of Being Oneself,” by Sonya Renee Taylor The Sisters Are Alright : Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women, by Tamara Winfrey Harris View/Buy the Book. Birthing Change (healing our most vulnerable wounds) Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines, Edited by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai’a Williams View/Buy the Book Candomblé A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of Blackness by Dr. Rachel E. Harding View/Buy the Book A Refuge in Thunder: Dr. Rachel Harding – YouTube Video Afro-Brazilian Religion, Resistance and Environmental Ethics: A Perspective from Candomblé by Valdina Oliveira Pinto and Dr. Rachel E. Harding http://www.veteransofhope.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto-Harding-Afro-Brazilian-Religion-Resistance-and-Environmental-Ethics.pdf Candomblé Reconsidered: A Sacred Matters Interview [with Dr. Rachel Harding] https://sacredmattersmagazine.com/candomble-reconsidered-a-sacred-matters-interview/ Makota Valdina Pinto: Candomblé Cosmology and Environmental Education translated and edited by Dr. Rachel Harding http://www.veteransofhope.org/wp-content/uploads/Valdina-Pinto-Candomble-Cosmology-and-Environmental-Education.pdf Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil by Donna C. Roberts and Donna Reed, narrated by Alice Walker https://www.yemanjathefilm.com/ Yemanjá: This documentary celebrates the women who lead Bahia’s once-secret Afro-Brazillian religion by Andrew S. Vargas https://remezcla.com/features/film/donna-roberts-on-shooting-yemanja-documentary/ Crystals/Stones View The List Recommended by Sis Laurie Green Alabaster Amazonite Carnelian Mother of Pearl Rose Quartz Smokey Quartz Emotional Healing Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower, by Brittney Cooper View/Buy the Book Healing Arts (poems and prose, art and movement therapy) Neon Soul, by Alexandra Elle View/Buy the Book Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, by Warsan Shire View/Buy the Book Spill : Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity, by Alexis Pauline Gumbs View/Buy the Book Healthy Relationships Black. Queer. Southern. Women.: An Oral History, by E. Patrick Johnson View/Buy the Book "Black Trans Talk (with Diamond Stylz)” by Tea with Queen and J. Intersectionality “The Urgency of Intersectionality,” Kimberlé Crenshaw Making HERStory (biographies, memoirs) Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women & Feminism, by bell hooks View/Buy the Book Becoming, by Michelle Obama View/Buy the Book The Color Purple, by Alice Walker View/Buy the Book The Last Black Unicorn, by Tiffany Haddish View/Buy the Book The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, by Issa Rae View/Buy the Book Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, by Janet Mock View/Buy the Book Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde View/Buy the Book We’re Going to Need More Wine, by Gabrielle Union View/Buy the Book When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele View/Buy the Book Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand IN The Sun and Be Your Own Person, by Shonda Rhimes View/Buy the Book Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, by Audre Lorde View/Buy the Book Making Self-Care Accessible Making Space for the QTPoC Self in the Self-Care Movement, by Dom Chatterjee http://efniks.com/the-deep-dive-pages/2018/3/14/making-space-for-the-qtpoc-self-in-the-self-care-movement 8 Mental Health and Self-Care Resources for QTPoC, by Danielle Dorsey https://wearyourvoicemag.com/identities/8-mental-health-self-care-resources-qtpoc 11 Therapy Podcasts That Offer Professional- Level Self Care From the Comfort Of Your Own Home, by Mika Doyle https://www.bustle.com/p/11-therapy-podcasts-that-offer-professional-level-self-care-from-the-comfort-of-your-own-home-15168073 Making Theory our Reality (making academic thought more accessible) Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde View/Buy the Book This Bridge Called My Back, Edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua View/Buy the Book Meditation Becoming Enlightened by Dali Lama View/Buy the Book The Glorious Light Meditation Technique of Ancient Egypt (Oldest Meditation System in History, from Ancient Egypt) by Muata Ashby View/Buy the Book How To Be Here by Rob Bell View/Buy the Book The Kemetic Tree of Life Ancient Egyptian Metaphysics and Cosmology for Higher Consciousness by Muata Ashby View/Buy the Book Meditation For African Americans Igniting the Inner Light by U-Shaka Ra-Nebu Anpu View/Buy the Book Meditation: The Ancient Egyptian Path to Enlightenment by Muata Ashby View/Buy the Book The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh View/Buy the Book The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Mediation by Chogyam Trungpa View/Buy the Book The True Source of Healing by Tenzin Wangyal Rinoche View/Buy the Book Podcasts For Black Women Affirm by Davia https://www.redefineenough.com/affirmpodcast Balanced Black Girl by Lestraundra Alfred https://balancedblackgirl.libsyn.com/ Black Girl Podcast by Scottie Beam, Gia Peppers, Sapphira, Bex, and Alysha P. https://soundcloud.com/blackgirlpodcast Black Women About Business by Demarra Gardner https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-women-about-business/id1441676282 Clever Girls Know! by Bola Sokunbi https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/podcast/ Courtney Sanders Show https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/think-grow-chick/the-think-grow-chick-podcast Getting’ Grown by Keia and Jade https://soundcloud.com/gettingrown Halfway Bougie by Perri Furbert and Courtney Roberts https://soundcloud.com/user-759158107 Happy Black Woman Podcast by Rosetta Thurman https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/happy-black-woman/the-happy-black-woman-podcast H.E.R. [Healing, Empowerment, and Resilience] Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman by Terri Lomax and Dr. Dominique Broussard https://www.podparadise.com/Podcast/1447793202 Introverted Black Girl Podcast https://soundcloud.com/introverted-blackgirl Jesus & Jollof by Luvvie Ajayi and Yvonne Oriji https://soundcloud.com/jesusandjollof Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/n37m7-5859f/Oprah%E2%80%99s-SuperSoul-Conversations-Podcast Rants & Randomness by Luvvie Ajayi https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rants-and-randomness She’s Got Drive: Black Women Talk About Success and How They Achieved It by Shirley McAlpine https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/shes-got-drive Side Hustle Pro by Nicaila Matthews Okome https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro Spiritpreneur School: Spiritual Business for Entrepreneurs by Abiola Abrams https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/abiola-abrams/spiritpreneur-school-for-conscious-entrepreneurs The Broomstick Podcast: Weddings, Marriage, and Life for Women of Color by Natalie Edwards https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-broomstick-podcast-weddings-marriage-and-life-for-women The Glow Up Podcast by Lené Hypolite https://soundcloud.com/theglowupcast Therapy for Black Girls by Joy Harden Bradford, PhD. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/therapyforblackgirls/therapy-for-black-girls Tea with Queen and J. https://soundcloud.com/tea-with-queen-and-j Reclaiming our Time (black women as political) "Black Ass Feminism” by Tea with Queen and J. "Sustaining Ourselves When Confronting Violence,” by Kandace Montgomery Listen below or go to the website. "Womanist Race Nerds of Wakanda” by Tea with Queen and J. Reproductive Justice “At the Intersection of Faith and Reproductive Justice,” by Sabin Blaizin “Let’s Talk About Sex and Reproductive Justice,” by Amie Newman https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/2017/10/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice/ “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Voices: The State of Black Women and Reproductive Justice” http://blackrj.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FINAL-InOurVoices_Report_final.pdf Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique, Edited by Loretta Ross, Erika Derkas, and Whitney Peoples View/Download the Book “RJ Founding Mothers” https://bwrj.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/151/ The Color of Choice: White Supremacy and Reproductive Choice,” by Loretta J. Ross https://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/centers/crrj/zotero/loadfile.php?entity_key=2K2QA27B Resisting White Supremacy as Healing “Healing Justice is How We Can Sustain Black Lives,” by Prentis Hemphill https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/healing-justice_us_5899e8ade4b0c1284f282ffe?4s1vjiol7fxjn61or If You’re Black, Rest Is Power, by Michael Love Michael http://www.papermag.com/black-power-naps-2626998633.html "Ratchet Black Politics and Disrespectful Black Feminism,” by Dr. Brittney Cooper Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest, by Janine Francois https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/d3bbay/sleep-gap-black-slavery-reparations-black-power-naps "Resistance & Brunch,” by Tea with Queen and J. "Surviving Toxic Whiteness" by Tea with Queen and J. "White Supremacy Doesn't Care About Your Edges” by Tea with Queen and J. Scents View The List Recommended by Sis Laurie Green Frankincense Patchouli Sandalwood Lavender Geranium Bergamot Sexual Healing "Black Ass Sexuality (with Ev'Yan Whitney)” by Tea with Queen and J. Longing to Tell Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy, by Tricia Rose View/Buy the Book Social Media Handles, etc. for Black Women (resources, tips, inspiration, and more) View The List @soulenrouteyoga @mynameisjessamyn @blackgirlinom @omnoire @blackgirlyoga @koyawebb @browngirlselfcare @blkwomenshealth @sistersofyoga @melaninyogaproject @blackboysom Facebook: Livinspired Healing Arts YouTube: Livingpired Healing Arts Spiritual Healing Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, by Iyanla Vanzant View/Buy the Book Yoga The 6 Qualities of Consciousness by Danny Arguetty View/Buy the Book The Bagavad Gita by Winthrop Sargeant/Barbara Stoler Miller View/Buy the Book The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk View/The Buy the Book Light on Life by B.K.S Iyengar View/Buy the Book Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga by David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper View/Buy the Book Present Moment-Wonderful Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh View/Buy the Book The Secret Power of Yoga by Nischala Joy Devi View/Buy the Book The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S Iyengar View/Buy the Book The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Chip Hartranft View/Buy the Book