TOO HEAVY A YOKE: BLACK WOMEN AND THE BURDEN OF STRENGTH

TOO HEAVY A YOKE: BLACK WOMEN AND THE BURDEN OF STRENGTHBlack women are strong. At least that's what everyone says and how they are constantly depicted. But what, exactly, does this strength entail? And what price do Black women pay for it? In this book, the author, a psychologist and pastoral theologian, examines the burdensome yoke that the ideology of the Strong Black Woman places upon African American women. She demonstrates how the three core features of the ideology emotional strength, caregiving,

"Undercurrents of strong emotion swirl throughout this well-written book

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Devotion to God displaced vanity

Dual citizenship has been a dream of African-Americans such as W

the story would end with the results of the search

and rewards of leading a movement

Utopia for Realists is one of those rare books that takes you by surprise and challenges what you think can happen

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while daring to address issues and feelings nobody talks about

and love others happily