Description
Book SynopsisOverworked and Undervalued: Black Women and Successin America is a collection of essays written by Black female scholars, educators, and students as well as public policy, behavioral, and mental health professionals. The contributors’ share their experiences and frustrations with White America which continues to demand excessive labor and one-sided relationships of Black women while it simultaneously diminishes them. The book describes the ongoing struggle for women of color in general, but Black women in particular, which derives from the experience that only certain parts of our identities are deemed acceptable. The essays reflect on the events of the last few years and the toll the related stress has taken on each author. As a whole, the book offers its readers an opportunity to gain insight into these women’s experiences and to find their place in supporting the Black women in their lives.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Shine Brightly, Diamonds
Kimberly Morris
Chapter 2: For the Black Girls with Difficult Names and Big Personalities, You are Seen and Loved
Rosalyn D. Davis
Chapter 3: We Don’t Owe You a Smile
Jovan Shumpert
Chapter 4: Find Your Replacements
Rosalyn D. Davis and Shantel Gaillard
Chapter 5: I Need No Qualifiers
Vanessa Costello-Harris
Chapter 6: This is America
Maqubè Reese and Rosalyn D. Davis
Chapter 7: Black Girl Magic Won’t Kill Us
Rana Dotson and Rosalyn D. Davis
Chapter 8: Please Tell Us How to Fix the Problem of the Problematic Women of Color
Rosalyn D. Davis
Chapter 9: Random Reflections at 3 A.M.
Sharon L. Bowman
