Black Womxn Healing Resources A collection of articles, podcasts, videos, songs and books on various topics. Black Womxn as Proclamation 28 Podcasts Hosted by Black Women That You Should Be Listening To Today!, by Lisa ala mode https://lisaalamode.com/2017/07/28/28-podcasts-hosted-black-women-listening-today/ 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 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 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 (Black AF and…) “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 Reclaiming our Time (black womxn 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. 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 Spiritual Healing Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, by Iyanla Vanzant View/Buy the Book
