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There is an unaddressed Black mental health crisis in our world today. In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist Rheeda Walker offers a comprehensive guide to help African Americans combat stigma, increase awareness around mental illness, practice emotional wellness, and get the best care possible for Black people in an unequal system.
"It's time to reclaim your mental health. We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental...
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"If you don't do anything, nothing will happen." Nancy De Los Santos Reza learned this important lesson early in life. College wasn't an option, so she got a job as a secretary. A colleague, an older woman who had taken a liking to her, encouraged Nancy to ask her supervisor about attending a professional conference in California. "What's the worst that could happen?" the woman asked. "They say 'no' and you don't go? You're already not going." As...
3) Self-Compassion for Black Women - Escape the Prison of Negative Self Talk, Silence Your Destructive
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Imagine feeling confident, empowered, and deeply connected with yourself as a black woman. Picture a life where you no longer doubt your worth, where you speak your truth unapologetically, and where you embrace your imperfections with love and kindness. This journey towards self-compassion is not only possible, but it is also vital for your well-being and happiness. In this transformative book, written specifically for black women like you, the author...
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Celebrate the magic of being a Black woman with 365 days of inspiration
As a Black woman, you carry innate magic inside of you everywhere you go-and no one can take that away from you. This book is full of practices and reflections to help you recognize your power and cherish your strength and beauty. Through a year's worth of daily self-reflection, you'll learn to embrace who you are, love yourself unconditionally, and nurture your entire being....
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In this third volume of the White Buffalo Woman Trilogy, Heyoka Merrifield continues the story of White Buffalo Woman and her journey through the land of the Lying Down Mountain. Set in the home of the peaceful Hopi Nation and based on Hopi culture and mythology, Lying Down Mountain contains sacred wisdom of peace and spirituality that can bring tranquility to today's turbulent Mother Earth. The Native American saga begins with the first two volumes...
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Describing her struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this insightful and moving narrative traces the background and factors that caused her bulimia. Moving coast to coast, she tries to escape her self-hatred and obsession by never slowing down, unaware that she is caught in downward spiral emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Finally, she can no longer deny that she will die...
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Learn2Love2Live Together is a dive into the human experience in today's modern world. We will search and explore the inner complexities of contemporary man's relationships with himself, with the end goal of learning from them and improving on them.
Learn2Love2Live Together is the first book of its kind that challenges the reader to face current issues in evolving times, provoking them to ponder pertinent questions. For instance, how do we peacefully...
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"Dear #DopeBlackGirl,
You don't know me, but I know you. I know you because I am you! We are magic, light, and stars in the universe." So begins a letter that Tamara Winfrey-Harris received as part of her Letters to Black Girls project, where she asked black women to write honest, open, and inspiring letters of support to young black girls aged thirteen to twenty-one. Her call went viral, resulting in a hundred letters from black women around the...
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"Black people, young and old, are fatigued, says award-winning diversity and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters. It is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining to continue to experience inequities and even atrocities, day after day, when justice is a God-given and legislated right. And it is exhausting to have to constantly explain this to white people, even-and especially-well-meaning white people, who fall prey to white fragility and too...
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An inspiring collection of pithy, easy-to-recall one-liners and quotable short passages from historic and contemporary thought leaders throughout the African Diaspora.
Famous Black Quotations, first published in 1986, has long been the go-to resource for the eloquent words of Black history makers. In this new, expanded edition, Famous Black Quotations for the Twenty-First Century, editor Janet Cheatham Bell includes the words of people who have come...
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2020 has been a year like no other. It has brought us unparalleled danger, as well as unparalleled opportunity for real change.
With the uprising triggered by George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers still going strong, there have been many heartening changes to local municipal laws around the country. But, we all know it's not nearly enough. To produce real justice for the Black community, we must have equal economic power...
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What does it take to navigate the modern-day world of the American workplace as a Black man?
Jamar Hébert has lived the journey as a corporate leader, community activist, and family man, rising through the ranks of the Fortune 500 and all too often finding himself The Only Black Man in the Room.
Whether in the corporate boardroom, the operating room, or City Hall, it's a common experience for successful African American leaders, many of whom are...
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The history of the Seminole Indians from 1945 to the acquisition of Hard Rock Cafe, an international corporation. The story is told from the perspective of the child who witnessed adverse poverty through to the successful business acumen of the Seminole Indians living in Florida. Including the creation of two tribes while transitioning from Chickee living to conventional housing. Most importantly, their challenge to enter public schools successfully...
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How do you do it all? Is it even possible? There are thousands of books about time management, multitasking and doing more. This book is about being comfortable with doing less, resting and directing action in a way that energizes or brings peace. Stress Less offers 10 tangible ways of dealing with stress, balancing a busy life and embracing peace of mind. Themes include:
• Saying No,
• Asking for Help
• Managing time with YOU in mind.
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Model Breakers: Breaking Through Stereotypes and Embracing Your Authenticity explores the intersection of self-awareness, identity, and minority stories. Charlene Wang invites us to change the limiting beliefs we impose on ourselves and break through the stereotypes that can keep us from achieving our dreams. Through the experiences of numerous Model Breakers, this book will help you to take risks and turn disadvantages into powerful tools.
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Latinas Descolonizadas: transformando nuestra mentalidad y creciendo juntas, de Valeria Aloe, presenta un mapa detallado y sin precedentes de la mentalidad latina y de lo que impide que la comunidad alcance su máximo potencial. En el camino nos encontramos con inmigrantes latinas e hijas de inmigrantes que, a través de pruebas y tribulaciones, han descolonizado sus mentalidades limitantes y han encontrado el éxito en sus vidas y carreras.
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Carol’s chronological inspirational story leaves you with the message that only you are responsible for your own life. Everyone is just a person. Life happens to everyone, prepared or not! Having a disability doesn’t mean your life will be worse than another person’s, just different. Above all, live life. Don’t just exist! Be yourself! Be!
How did Carol find her way to success? We all have to find our own way! We are all more alike than we...
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One bad decision or tragedy can change the direction of your life in an instant. How do you succeed when you feel like a failure? Have you lost hope? Is God there, and does He care? Will you ever get your life back on track?
Redemption & Renewal is one man's journey through a life full of bad choices, tragedies, and lessons learned along the way. His story will show you how stumbling blocks become stepping stones to success if you keep the faith.
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"Latina sisters: we are the best-kept secret in the history of the United States. Welcome home."
In Valeria Aloe's Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming our Mindsets and Rising Together we discover that, in order to improve the world, we must first start with ourselves. This book takes us on a journey to do just that. Along the way we meet immigrant Latinas and daughters of immigrants who, through trials and tribulations, have uncolonized their limiting...
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Are you ready to fall in love with your purpose? Kiss it in the Mouth I Dare You, offers readers the opportunity to experience the various stages and emotions of commitment by equating being in love with your purpose to that of being in an intimate relationship. If you can visualize your goals, but just can't seem to reach them, then this book is for you. If you feel like you're stuck in a state of limbo, then this book will help you come out of that...
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