Kisha Braithwaite Holden & Camara Phyllis Jones 
Black Women and Resilience 
Power, Perseverance, and Public Health

Black Women and Resilience brings together a wealth of qualitative and quantitative research to help foster broad understanding and advancement of Black women’s collective health and wellbeing. Throughout, Kisha Braithwaite Holden, Camara Phyllis Jones, and their contributors use a health equity lens, maintaining that achieving health equity requires valuing all individuals and populations equally, recognizing and rectifying historical injustices, and providing resources according to need. Across four sections, scholars, practitioners, and community leaders address cultural narratives of Black womanhood; significant health issues affecting Black women; trauma, stressors, and strategies for healing; and advocacy for social justice and collective action. Multivocal and multidisciplinary,
Black Women and Resilience models and invites exchange across sectors and specializations while consistently centering the experiences and contributions of Black women as catalysts for transformation.

Daftar Isi

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments



Love Letter to the Mosaic Beauty, Radiance, and Humanity of Black Women


Kisha Braithwaite Holden and Camara Phyllis Jones



Foreword


Valerie Montgomery Rice



Introduction


Kisha Braithwaite Holden and Camara Phyllis Jones




Part I: Cultural Narratives about Black Womanhood



Poem 1: Jubilation


Calah Singleton



1. Black Motherhood: Deeply Rooted


Malika B. Gooden and Raquel Brown



2. Dispelling Negative Stereotypes and Images: Black Girl Magic, Black Girls Rock!


Regina Davis Moss



3. The Superwoman (Sojourner) Syndrome and African American/Black Women


Tabia Henry Akintobi, Adrienne Chevelle Glymph Foster, Bridg’ette Israel, and Taylor A. Wimbly



4. The Making of a Black American Quilt: Discussing the Threads of the Strong Black Woman Image through Family Narratives and Media Storytelling


Asha S. Winfield



Commentary: Nothing Can Break You Unless You Give It Permission To!


Tonyka Mc Kinney



Conversations with Thought Leaders: Beacons of Light


Annelle B. Primm, Linda Goler Blount, and Cedrice Davis




Part II: Toward an Optimal Health Agenda: The Importance of Our Survival



Poem 2: Face Your Pace


Adele Browne



5. The Black Women’s Health Study: An Epidemiologic Snapshot of Black Women’s Health


Lynn Rosenberg, Yvette C. Cozier, and Julie R. Palmer



6. Obesity, Heart Disease, and the Influence of Dietary Guidelines among Black Women


Jennifer Rooke



7. When Resilience Hits Its Ceiling: The Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic


Rhonda Reid, Kristian T. Jones, Chidi Wamuo, and Christopher Villongco



8. Black Women and HIV: From Surviving to Thriving


Rhonda C. Holliday, Kimberly A. Parker, and Alyssa G. Robillard



9. The Nexus of Chronic Stress, Autoimmune Disorders, and Black Women


Lesley Green-Rennis, Lisa Grace-Leitch, and Anika Thrower



10. Mindfulness Matters: Mental Health Risks and Protective Factors for Black Women


Kisha Braithwaite Holden, Sharon A. Rachel, Ricardo D. La Grange, Glenda Wrenn Gordon, and Cynthia Major Lewis



11. Reckoning with Resilience: Black Breastfeeding


Kimarie Bugg, Ifeyinwa V. Asiodu, and Andrea Serano



12. The Color Line of Infertility: Reproductive Disparities in Black Women


Yoann Sophie Antoine, Blessing Chidiuto Lawrence, Shubhecchha Dhaurali, Beverly Udegbe, Lauren Cohen, Paige E. Feyock, Mildred Watson-Baylor, and Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukaga



Commentary: Abortion Is a Reproductive Justice Issue for Black Families and Communities


Joia Crear-Perry, Nia Mitchell, Donna L. Brazile, and Rachel Villanueva



Conversations with Thought Leaders: Beacons of Light


Henrie M. Treadwell, Helene D. Gayle, and Gail E. Wyatt




Part III: Journey to Wellness and Community Healing



Poem 3: Corona Reflections


Tamia A. Mc Ewen



13. On the Frontlines: Stressors of Black Women Caring for Children of Incarcerated Parents


Shenique Thomas-Davis, Vivian C. Smith, and Bahiyyah M. Muhammad



14. Resilience, Recovery, and Resistance: Black Women Overcoming Intersectional Complex Trauma


Brenda Ingram and Amorie Robinson



15. ‘I Feel Some Type of Way’: Experiences of Relationship Violence, Resilience, and Resistance among Urban Black Girls


Le Conté J. Dill, Bianca D. Rivera, Shavaun S. Sutton, and Elizabeth O. Ige



16. Womanist Theological Bioethics: A Healing and Culturally Responsive Approach to Death and Dying in Black Communities


Nicole Taylor Morris



17. Blissful Balance: Spirituality, Healing, and Restoration


Imani Ma’at and Cheryl Taylor



Commentary: Organized Resistance Is Necessary


Linda Rae Murray



Conversations with Thought Leaders: Beacons of Light


Jennifer F. Kelly, Jemea Dorsey, and Addie Briggs




Part IV: Advocacy and Activism for Social Justice



Poem 4: Sandra Bland


Imani Ma’at



18. #Say Her Name: Honoring Black Women Victims of Violence


Maisha Standifer and Sydney Love



19. Black Women, Public Health, and Resilience: Political Power


Brian Mc Gregor and Anana Johari Harris Parris



20. Standing on the Shoulders of Those Before Us


Allyson S. Belton, Ashley Kennedy Mitchell, and Katrina M. Brantley



21. Multimedia: Changing the Narrative


Crystal R. Emery and Carmen Clarkin



22. Anti-Racism Primer: Naming Racism and Moving to Action


Camara Phyllis Jones, Clara Y. Jones, and Camille A. Jones



Commentary: Looking Back to Move Forward


Camara Phyllis Jones, Byllye Y. Avery, Linda Rae Murray, and Kisha Braithwaite Holden



Conversations with Thought Leaders: Beacons of Light


Melissa Harris-Perry, Christine Beatty, and Sandra Harris-Hooker



List of Contributors

About the Coeditors

Index

Tentang Penulis

Kisha Braithwaite Holden is a Psychologist, Professor, Pouissaint-Satcher Endowed Chair in Mental Health, and Associate Director for Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine. She is the coauthor (with Henrie Treadwell and Clare Xanthos) of
The Social Determinants of African-Americans and coeditor of
African American Women: An Annotated Bibliography with her mentor Veronica Thomas.
Camara Phyllis Jones is a family physician, epidemiologist, and Past President of the American Public Health Association whose work focuses on naming, measuring, and addressing the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of our nation and the world. She is an elected member of both the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is currently a Commissioner on the O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.