You are your best thing : vulnerability, shame resilience, and the Black experience -- an anthology / edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burke, Tarana, editor.

Brown, Brené, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shame.

Resilience (Personality trait).

Vulnerability (Personality trait).

Black people--Social conditions.

Black people.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2021]

Summary:

"It started as a text between two friends. Tarana Burke, founder of the 'me too.' Movement, texted researcher and writer, Brené Brown, to see if she was free to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Brené started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang. But it was immediately clear to Brené that the conversation wasn't going to be about wallpaper. Tarana's hello was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, "Brené, you know your work affected me so deeply. It's been a huge gift in my life. But as a Black woman, I've sometimes had to feel like I have to contort myself to fit into some of your words. The core of it rings so true for me, but the application has been harder." Brené replied, "I'm so glad we're talking about this. It makes sense to me. Especially in terms of vulnerability. How do you take the armor off in a country where you're not physically or emotionally safe?" Long pause. "That's why I'm calling," said Tarana. "What do you think about a working together on a book about the Black experience with vulnerability and shame resilience?" There was no hesitation. Burke and Brown are the perfect pair to usher in this stark, potent collection of essays on Black shame and healing (and contribute their own introductions to the work). Along with the anthology contributors, they create a space to recognize and process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of Black love and Black life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: This Joy I Have / Austin Channing Brown

Dirty Business: The Messy Affair Of Rejecting Shame / Tanya Demise Fields

My Herd Is A Port Of My Body And Other Notes On Crazy / Kiese Makeba Laymon

The Wisdom Of Process / Prentis Hemphill

Love Lifted Me: Subverting Shrme Narratives And Legitimizing Vulnerability As A Mechanism For Healing Women In The Black Church / Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts

Never Too Much / Marc Lamont Hill

We Are Humrn Too: On Blackness, Vulnerability, Disability, And The Work Ahead / Keah Brown

What's In A Name? / Luvvie Ajayi Jones

The Blues Of Vulnerability: Love And Healing Black Youth / Shawn A. Ginwright

Filling Every Page With Joy: Rewriting Trauma And Shame / Kaia Naadira

Honoring Our Stories, Transforming Our Pain / Deran Young

Running Out Of Gas / Sonyarenee Taylor

My Journey: Vulnerability, Rage, And Being Black In The Art World / Irene Antonia Diane Reece

Unlearning Shame And Remembering Love / Yolo Akili Robinson

Hurt People Hurt People / Laverne Cox

Block Surrender Within The Ivorv Tower / Jessica J. Williams

Steps To Being Whole, On Your Terms / Aiko D. Bethea

To You: Vulnerable Mother A Choreo-Essay / Imani Perry

Where The Truth Rests / Tarana Burke.

Other Format:

Online version: You are your best thing

ISBN:

9780593243626

0593243625

OCLC:

1228515023