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Black Health and Self Care

Rest is equally as important as any work that we may do. This list is to celebrate self care as we approach the theme of labor for Black History Month 2025.

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16 items

  • More Than Enough

    Claiming Space for Who You Are (no Matter What They Say)

    Welteroth, Elaine, 1986-
    BookNew York : Viking, [2019] — 070.92 W4644m 2019
  • My Grandmother's Hands

    Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

    Menakem, Resmaa,
    BookLas Vegas, NV : Central Recovery Press, 2017. — 305.89607 M534m 2017
  • Self-care for Black Women

    150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul

    Adeeyo, Oludara,
    BookNew York : Adams Media, 2022. — 305.48896 A228s 2022
  • Seen, Loved & Heard

    a Guided Journal for Feeding the Soul

    Brown, Tabitha,
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — 158.1 B8811s 2023
  • Self-care for Black Men

    100 Ways to Heal and Liberate

    Caraballo, Jor-El,
    BookNew York : Adams Media, 2023. — 613.0423 C257s 2023
  • Speak

    Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

    Oyeneyin, Tunde,
    BookNew York : Avid Reader Press, 2022. — 158.1 O989s 2022
  • BookOakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2021] — 158.1 T2463b 2021
  • Black Liturgies

    Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human

    Arthur Riley, Cole,
    BookNew York : Convergent, [2024] — 248.8089 A789b 2024
  • BookNew York, NY : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — 704.942 C9575b 2024
  • The Body Liberation Project

    How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom

    King, Chrissy,
    Book[New York] : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023] — 306.4613 K524b 2022
  • Yoke

    My Yoga of Self-acceptance

    Stanley, Jessamyn,
    BookNew York : Workman Publishing, [2021] — 613.7046 S788y 2021
  • Black Health Matters

    the Vital Facts You Must Know to Protect Your Health and Those of Your Loved Ones

    Walker, Richard W., Jr.,
    BookGarden City Park : Square One Publishers, [2021] — 613.089 W1836b 2021
  • Caring Well

    90 Self-care Devotions for the African American Caregiver

    King, Jeanne Porter, 1959-
    BookGrand Rapids, MI : Our Daily Bread Publishing, [2024] — 242.6 K532c 2024
  • BookLondon : Headline, 2024. — 613.04244 P622t 2024
  • BookNew York, NY : Little, Brown Spark, 2024. — 155.2 H5722w 2024
  • Protecting My Peace

    Embracing Inner Beauty & Ancestral Power

    Leiba, Elizabeth
    eBookNew York : Mango Media Inc, 2024. — Libby ebook