A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women
<p>The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement re-centered and illuminated the disparities facing the Black population as a result of systemic racism in the United States (U.S.). Notably, BLM also highlighted and uplifted issues facing Black women. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Black women...
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| author | Melissa Wood Bartholomew Abril N. Harris Dale Dagar Maglalang |
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| description | <p>The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement re-centered and illuminated the disparities facing the Black population as a result of systemic racism in the United States (U.S.). Notably, BLM also highlighted and uplifted issues facing Black women. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Black women are at-risk for cardiovascular disease, maternal and infant mortality, breast cancer, and mental health symptoms. This paper seeks to argue that the BLM movement is a critical site for radical transformation for raising critical consciousness. In focusing on the well-being of Black people, BLM puts forth a framework of healing justice that employs an anti-racist, intersectional, holistic, and culturally and politically appropriate informed therapeutic approach. This framework addresses the historical and contemporary trauma that Black people have and continue to experience in the U.S. This paper asserts that this framework can cultivate a space of vulnerability for Black women to heal and to continue to develop resilience for liberation and self-determination.</p><p> </p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b2de7ae5aa7474585ad4f21d77a43d52022-12-21T19:06:53ZengUniversità del SalentoCommunity Psychology in Global Perspective2421-21132018-10-01428510010.1285/i24212113v4i2p8517813A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black womenMelissa Wood Bartholomew0Abril N. Harris1Dale Dagar Maglalang2Boston College School of Social WorkBoston College School of Social WorkBoston College School of Social Work<p>The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement re-centered and illuminated the disparities facing the Black population as a result of systemic racism in the United States (U.S.). Notably, BLM also highlighted and uplifted issues facing Black women. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Black women are at-risk for cardiovascular disease, maternal and infant mortality, breast cancer, and mental health symptoms. This paper seeks to argue that the BLM movement is a critical site for radical transformation for raising critical consciousness. In focusing on the well-being of Black people, BLM puts forth a framework of healing justice that employs an anti-racist, intersectional, holistic, and culturally and politically appropriate informed therapeutic approach. This framework addresses the historical and contemporary trauma that Black people have and continue to experience in the U.S. This paper asserts that this framework can cultivate a space of vulnerability for Black women to heal and to continue to develop resilience for liberation and self-determination.</p><p> </p>http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/cpgp/article/view/18704Black Lives Matter, Black women, anti-racism, mental health, social determinants of health |
| spellingShingle | Melissa Wood Bartholomew Abril N. Harris Dale Dagar Maglalang A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women Community Psychology in Global Perspective Black Lives Matter, Black women, anti-racism, mental health, social determinants of health |
| title | A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women |
| title_full | A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women |
| title_fullStr | A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women |
| title_full_unstemmed | A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women |
| title_short | A call to healing: Black Lives Matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of Black women |
| title_sort | call to healing black lives matter movement as a framework for addressing the health and wellness of black women |
| topic | Black Lives Matter, Black women, anti-racism, mental health, social determinants of health |
| url | http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/cpgp/article/view/18704 |
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