"16 of the country's most innovative thinkers explore the ineffable aesthetic of Black cool"--P. [4] of cover.

In the age of Obama, racial attitudes have become more complicated and nuanced than ever before. Inspired by a president who is unlike any Black man ever seen on our national stage, we are searching for new ways of understanding Blackness. In this book, the author, a commentator and journalist tackles what it means to be Black in America today. He begins by examining the concept of "Post-Blackness," a term that defines artists who are proud to be...

"Black Americans are disproportionately affected by trauma and historically lack access to mental health resources. In this book, Black clinician and professor, Jennifer Shepard Payne, provides culturally tailored skills grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to meet the specific needs of Black readers dealing with trauma due to systemic racism, so they can live their life fully aware and in tune with their own values"-- "Learn to pull...

"Witnessing is sacred work too. Seeing ourselves as whole and healthy is an act of pure rebellion in a world so titillated by our constant subjugation," reflects viral curator Natasha Marin, on Black Imagination. This dynamic collection of Black voices works like an incantation of origin, healing, and imagination. Born from a series of conceptual art exhibitions, the perspectives gathered here are no where near monochromatic. 'Craving nuance over...

In 'Black Suffering', James Henry Harris explores the nexus of injustices, privations, and pains that contribute to the daily suffering seen and felt in the lives of Black folks. This suffering is so normalized in American life that it often goes unnoticed, unseen, and even - more often - purposely ignored. The reality of Black suffering is both omnipresent and complicated - both a reaction to and a result of the reality of white supremacy, its psychological...

New Yorker James Baldwin once declared that a black man can look at a map of the United States, contemplate the area south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and thus scare himself to death. In this book, the author a renowned literary scholar explores why black writers, whether born in Mississippi, New York, or elsewhere, have consistently both loved and hated the South. She explains that for these authors the South represents not so much a place or even...

"Bringing together articles by renowned and rising scholars in the field, the Handbook of African American Psychology provides an overview of critical foundational issues, in-depth coverage of specific themes unique to the field, and up-to-date information on emerging theoretical areas. Each contributor synthesizes the debates and research in the field, identifies gaps in the literature, and points to future directions in research, training, and/or...