Introduction Centering Blackness Blackness as a Black Quest "Black" versus "black" CHAPTER 1--BEING BLACK Discovering Anti-Blackness Schooling While Black White Women and Liberal Racism On Writing Myself In The Roots of Our Resistance "I Can't Breathe!" Connecting as an Act of Love Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Get a Reflective Journal CHAPTER 2--BLACK MINDS Black Minds, White Institutions Case study: Mike Case study: Rocky Psychotherapy and Racism Defining Racial Trauma Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury Racial Trauma: Signs and Manifestations Intergenerational Wounds: The Baggage Our Parents Left Us Trauma and the Brain Healing Trauma Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Practice Gratitude CHAPTER 3--BLACK SHAME Intersectionality and Trauma Case study: Fiona Understanding Intersectionality More on Shame The Impact of Injustice What We Call Home Case study: Eileen Denial, Shame, and Injustice Shaky Homes, Shaky Attachments Windrush and the Hostile Environment Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Strengthen Homeness CHAPTER 4--BLACK BODIES Black Bodies, White Fantasies The White Gaze Colonialism: The Ongoing Weight of the Past The Black Body and Boundaries Case study: Julie Scapegoats: The Consequence of Naming the Problem Internalizing Projections Trauma and the Body Mistrust and Neglect Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Celebrate Your Body CHAPTER 5--RAISING BLACK CHILDREN Raising Black Children School Violence Absent Dads, Bossy Moms Talking to Black Children About Racism Adverse Childhood Experiences Case study: The school that tried to end racism Parent-Child Conflicts Attachment and Historical Bonds Internalized Racism Parental Trauma Protecting Black Children Language and Self-Care Summary Race Reflections Talking to Black Children about Racism ACTION POINT: Strengthen Your Bonds CHAPTER 6--WORKING WHILE BLACK Case study: Sara The Black Body at Work Case study: Black hair Being "the Only One" The Impact of Stereotypes Imposter Syndrome Excellence, Exhaustion, and Respectability Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Strategize CHAPTER 7--BLACK LOVE The Context of Love Interracial Love Misogynoir: When Racism Is Gendered or Sexism Is Racialized Case study: Alicia Love at the Intersections Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Make a Love Pledge CHAPTER 8--BLACK RESISTANCE The Pathologization of Black Resistance Forms of Resistance Case study: Music as resistance Black Joy Triple Consciousness Learning Your Power Self-Compassion Summary Race Reflections ACTION POINT: Chart Your Resistance History FINAL THOUGHTS--THRIVING WHILE BLACK Your Radical Self-Care Plan Appendix: Psychological Tools Glossary Acknowledgments Notes Index.