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Overworked 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.
Scholar, reverend, politician, and perhaps aristocrat... James
Arthur Stanley Harley was certainly a polymath. Born in a poor
village in the Caribbean island of Antigua, he went on to attend
Howard, Harvard, Yale and Oxford universities, was ordained a
priest in Canterbury Cathedral and was elected to Leicestershire
County Council. He was a choirmaster, a pioneer Oxford
anthropologist, a country curate and a firebrand councillor. This
remarkable career was all the more extraordinary because he was
black in an age - the early twentieth century - that was
institutionally racist. Pamela Roberts' meticulously researched
book tells Harley's hitherto unknown story from humble Antiguan
childhood, through elite education in Jim Crow America to the
turbulent England of World War I and the General Strike. Navigating
the complex intertwining of education, religion, politics and race,
his life converged with pivotal periods and events in history: the
birth of the American New Negro in the 1900s, black scholars at Ivy
League institutions, the heyday of Washington's black elite and the
early civil rights movement, Edwardian English society, and the
Great War. Based on Harley's letters, sermons and writings as well
as contemporary accounts and later oral testimony, this is an
account of an individual's trajectory through seven decades of
dramatic social change. Roberts' biography reveals a man of
religious conviction, who won admirers for his work as a vicar and
local councillor. But Harley was also a complex and abrasive
individual, who made enemies and courted controversy and scandal.
Most intriguingly, he hinted at illicit aristocratic ancestry
dating back to Antigua's slave-owning past. His life, uncovered
here for the first time, is full of contradictions and surprises,
but above all illustrates the power and resilience of the human
spirit.
The purpose of this book is to understand the lived experiences of
Black women diversity practitioners at historically white higher
education, healthcare, and corporate institutions before, during,
and after the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and the racial reckoning
of 2020. There is limited research on Black women's experiences in
these positions outside of higher education. The stories and
research provided in this book offers crucial information for
institutions to look inward at the cultures and practices of their
organizations that directly impact Black women diversity
practitioners. In addition, implications for culture shifts and
policy transformation would support Black women currently in these
positions and women looking to break into the field of diversity,
equity, and inclusion. This is a essential text for higher
education staff and administration, CEOs, and leadership in
corporate America and healthcare.
In this companion volume to her bestselling book "Acts of Faith, "
bestselling author and star of "Iyanla: Fix My Life" discusses the
"valleys" that cause stress and imbalance for women and explains
how women can cleanse their minds and promote a healthy foundation
for living in the modern world.""
"A Note from Iyanla Vanzant"
""Beloved friend,
When this little book was first published many years ago, it became
a beacon of light for many people who found themselves time and
time again in one valley or another. Valleys are nothing new for
any of us. Some of you may be in a valley right now, or, since you
never know what's around the corner, you may be on the brink of
tottering into yet another valley. Or maybe you've just survived a
valley that you swear you'll never revisit--but guess what? That's
precisely the valley you'll probably see again. And again.
Being in a valley can be a lonely and bewildering experience. This
book was written to help you feel less lonely by reminding you that
you really aren't ever alone since God is always by your side, but
more important, "you" are always by your own side. No matter how
dire the situation may seem, no matter how dark and bleak the
valley may be, you have all you need within you to survive the
valley--any valley. Even though you may not know how you got into
the valley in the first place, you do know, deep inside yourself,
how to get through and out and free. You just need a little faith
in yourself and a little guidance to find that faith within
yourself.
When you are at your wit's end, take this little book and let it
guide you toward the ever-present but often elusive light at the
end of the tunnel. "Faith in the Valley" is designed to help you
find the light when you need it most--when you're in that damn
tunnel. When you're most confused and in the dark and clueless as
to how you got there (again ) and when you're trying to figure out
not just how to get out, but stay out. For good.
"Faith in the Valley" has helped so many through so much that we
felt it only fitting to issue this lovely gift edition to
acknowledge the special place it holds in many hearts. Please share
it with a friend who has served as your beacon in the past, or
offer it to yourself as a reminder of the strength and wisdom you
possess and can offer to others.
Iyanla
Discussions surrounding the bias and discrimination against women
in business have become paramount within the past few years. From
wage gaps to a lack of female board members and leaders, various
inequities have surfaced that are leading to calls for change. This
is especially true of Black women in academia who constantly face
the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling represents the metaphor for
prejudice and discrimination that women may experience in the
attainment of leadership positions. The glass ceiling is a barrier
so subtle yet transparent and strong that it prevents women from
moving up. There is a need to study the trajectory of Black females
in academia specifically from faculty to leadership positions and
their navigation of systemic roadblocks encountered along their
quest to success. Black Female Leaders in Academia: Eliminating the
Glass Ceiling With Efficacy, Exuberance, and Excellence features
full-length chapters authored by leading experts offering an
in-depth description of topics related to the trajectory of Black
female leaders in higher education. It provides evidence-based
practices to promote excellence among Black females in academic
leadership positions. The book informs higher education top-level
administration, policy experts, and aspiring leaders on how to best
create, cultivate, and maintain a culture of Black female
excellence in higher education settings. Covering topics such as
barriers to career advancement, the power of transgression, and
role stressors, this premier reference source is an essential
resource for faculty and administrators of higher education,
librarians, policymakers, students of higher education,
researchers, and academicians.
A gorgeously illustrated introduction to Chinese New Year, written
by Eva Wong Nava and illustrated by Li Xin. 'Twelve animals, one
for each year, each one with their own special powers. It all
started with a race to cross the most heavenly of rivers.' Chinese
New Year is right around the corner and Mai-Anne is so excited! As
her family start decorating the house, there's a knock on the
door... her grandmother, Nai Nai, has arrived! They start their
celebrations with a traditional meal filled with fish for good
luck, noodles for long life, dumplings for blessings and a WHOLE
chicken. Then after dinner Nai Nai tells the story of how Chinese
New year began, with the Great Race! Join Mai-Anne as she learns
about twelve animals and their special powers in the story of how
Chinese New Year began! A beautifully illustrated introduction to
the true meaning of Chinese New Year and family traditions for
little ones A love letter to all the grandparents in the world
Features some non-fiction facts on the last pages for especially
curious minds about Chinese New Year, including different
countries' traditions Illustrations of China Towns around the world
on the first and last pages Written and illustrated by two
brilliantly talented Asian women
During the past three decades there have been many studies of
transnational migration. Most of the scholarship has focused on one
side of the border, one area of labor incorporation, one generation
of migrants, and one gender. In this path-breaking book, Manuel
Barajas presents the first cross-national, comparative study to
examine a Mexican-origin community's experience with international
migration and transnationalism. He presents an extended case study
of the Xaripu community, with home bases in both Xaripu, Michoacan,
and Stockton, California, and elaborates how various forms of
colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination
have shaped Xaripu labor migration, community formation, and family
experiences across the Mexican/U.S. border for over a century. Of
special interest are Barajas's formal and informal interviews
within the community, his examination of oral histories, and his
participant observation in several locations. Barajas asks, What
historical events have shaped the Xaripus' migration experiences?
How have Xaripus been incorporated into the U.S. labor market? How
have national inequalities affected their ability to form a
community across borders? And how have migration, settlement, and
employment experiences affected the family, especially gender
relationships, on both sides of the border?
A study of the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the
historic devaluation of black womanhood, sexism among black men,
racism within the women's movement and the black woman's
involvement with feminism. Hooks refutes the antifeminist claim
that black women have no need for an autonomous women's movement.
She pushes feminist dialogue to new limits by claiming that all
progressive struggles are significant only when they take place
within a broadly defined feminist movement which takes as its
starting point the immutable facts of race, class and gender.
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