Sisters of the yam : black women and self-recovery

"In Sisters of the Yam, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where black females could both work on their individual efforts for self-actualization while remaining connected to a larger world of collective struggle, Hooks articulates the link between self-recovery and political resistance. Both an expression of the joy of self-healing and the need to be ever vigilant in the struggle for equality, Sisters of the Yam continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood"--;Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; preface to the new edition: reflections of light; introduction healing darkness; 1. seeking after truth; 2. tongues of fire learning critical affirmation; 3. work makes life sweet; 4. knowing peace an end to stress; 5. growing away from addiction; 6. dreaming ourselves dark and deep black beauty; 7. facing and feeling loss; 8. moved by passion eros and responsibility; 9. living to love; 10. sweet communion; 11. the joy of reconciliation; 12. touching the earth; 13. walking in the spirit; selected bibliography; an interview with bell hooks; index. "In Sisters of the Yam, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where black females could both work on their individual efforts for self-actualization while remaining connected to a larger world of collective struggle, Hooks articulates the link between self-recovery and political resistance. Both an expression of the joy of self-healing and the need to be ever vigilant in the struggle for equality, Sisters of the Yam continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood"-- Provided by publisher We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.