Introduction:The book begins with an introduction, setting the stage for the exploration of the slave mentality and its impact on individuals and communities.Chapter One: A History of SlaveryThis chapter delves into the historical aspects of slavery, covering its origins, expansion, and the Atlantic slave trade. It concludes with final thoughts reflecting on the historical context.Chapter Two: What is The Slave Mentality?This chapter defines and desc...

Shame varies as an individual experience and in its manifestations across time and cultures. Groups establish identity and enforce social behaviors through shame and shaming, while attempts at shaming often provoke a social or political backlash. Yet historians often neglect shame’s power to complicate individual, international, cultural, and political relationships.Peter N. Stearns draws on his long career as a historian of emotions to provide the foundational text on shame’s hist...

Dr. Craig Wiener, a clinical psychologist for over forty years, approaches the current political divide from a desire to understand the differences between opposing political ideologies, and to create space for multiple points of view in highly charged political discussions. Utilizing an innovative way to conceptualize the two main viewpoints driving American politics, Dr. Wiener discusses how the people holding these perspectives may view, respond to, and interact with highly contentious ...

Loving Ourselves is a call to action for every member of the LGBT community to stand up and be proud of who you are. Through the compassionate voice of Dr. Kimeron Hardin, this well-documented guide allows you to recognize your strengths, acknowledge your weaknesses, and become a stronger, more vital person. Growing up lesbian or gay in a heterocentric or homophobic culture presents many challenges to the development of a healthy self-concept. We are bombarded almost daily with messages th...

**An essential guide for frontline educators to address systemic racial oppression, repair harm, and foster safe, liberatory learning spaces for their studentsFor educators and readers of Bettina Love’s We Want to Do More Than Survive, with a foreword by Leigh Patel, author of No Study Without Struggle**Toward Liberation is the timely and practical guide that pioneers new pathways for educators to repair harm and foster transformative learning spa...

An urgent, wide-ranging account of racial trauma and its psychological impact.Racial trauma is an inescapable byproduct of persistent exposure to repressive circumstances that emotionally, psychologically, and physically devastates one’s sense of self while simultaneously depleting one’s strategies for coping. It is a life-altering and debilitating experience that affects countless numbers of people of color over multiple generations. Unfortunately, the failure to ...

**An essential exploration of the overlooked impact of disordered eating among Black women—and a prescriptive road map to returning to wholeness within our bodies, from the clinical therapist who founded Black and Embodied Counseling and Consulting PLLC“Lights a radical path away from trauma and blame toward healing, self-acceptance and, ultimately, joy.”—Linda Villarosa, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in America**...

This is a thought-provoking exploration of the role of morality in human life. The book delves into the importance of moral principles in guiding individual behavior, shaping relationships, and influencing societal progress. It underscores the significance of morality as a universal aspect of human existence and highlights its critical role in maintaining the social contract, promoting personal growth, and upholding justice. It also invites readers to engage with their own moral values and...

A dark chapter in human history—how did slavery shape civilizations and societies? Slavery has existed for thousands of years, from ancient Egypt and Rome to the transatlantic slave trade that fueled economies in the Americas. This book explores how forced labor systems evolved, the suffering endured by enslaved peoples, and the abolition movements that fought for freedom. The impact of slavery continues to be felt today in issues of racial inequality and economic disparity. If you want to...

An expert in family law and policy presents a thought-provoking examination of the stereotypes, realities, and possibilities of single-parent families.Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them. As Nancy E. Dowd argues here, this stigma is founded largely on myths w...

I remember it like it was yesterday at three years old watching the Brady Bunch and how stable that white family appeared to be. They lived in a big house, had both parents together, and seem to have enough resources to abundantly accommodate every family member. Mentally I contrasted this with my reality of our small apartment consistent instability and of course a prominent family member missing. I remember saying to my brother Glen, I wish I were White. I did not realize it at the time ...

This book discusses the mediation and dispute/conflict resolution tool, called "reframing." The scope of this book is limited to the technique of rephrasing statements and concepts in order to advance the goal of reaching an agreement and resolving conflicts and disputes. The book will review six reasons for using the reframing tool and provide relevant examples for its use.After an introduction to reframing in dispute/conflict resolution setting, this book reviews its use for the f...