Draws on the rich history of Black feminist writing to help scholars manage the stress of writing and publishing academic books.

Examines how Black women elders have managed stress, emphasizing how self-care practices have been present since at least the mid-nineteenth century, with roots in African traditions.

Offers a look at town-gown relationships with a focus on African Americans.

Considering the development and ongoing influence of Black thought

From 1900 to the present, people of African descent living in the United States have drawn on homegrown and diasporic minds…