Celebrate Black Health & Wellness — Black History Month 2022

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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History

2022 Black History Theme -- Black Health and Wellness

 

The theme for 2022 focuses on the importance of Black Health and Wellness. This theme acknowledges the legacy of not only Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine, but also other ways of knowing (e.g., birthworkers, doulas, midwives, naturopaths, herbalists, etc.) throughout the African Diaspora. The 2022 theme considers activities, rituals and initiatives that Black communities have done to be well.

In conjunction with the Woods Hole Black History Month Committee, Eight Cousins has created this list of books pertaining to Black Health and Wellness.

This list is intended as a resource, and we appreciate that you will want to support Black-owned bookstores and businesses such as Footprints Books and Cafe.

~ Eight Cousins

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Self-Care for Black Women: 150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul (Self Care for Black Women Series) By Oludara Adeeyo Cover Image

Self-Care for Black Women: 150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul (Self Care for Black Women Series) (Hardcover)

By Oludara Adeeyo
$15.99
ISBN: 9781507217313
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Published: Adams Media - January 11th, 2022
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream By Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, Lisa Frazier Page Cover Image

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream (Paperback)

By Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, Lisa Frazier Page
$18.00
ISBN: 9781573229890
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 6th, 2003
Black Health Matters: The Vital Facts You Must Know to Protect Your Health and That of Your Loved Ones By Richard W. Walker Jr Cover Image

Black Health Matters: The Vital Facts You Must Know to Protect Your Health and That of Your Loved Ones (Paperback)

By Richard W. Walker Jr
$16.95
ISBN: 9780757005077
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Published: Square One Publishers - August 19th, 2021
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot Cover Image

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Paperback)

By Rebecca Skloot
$18.99
ISBN: 9781400052189
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Published: Crown - March 8th, 2011
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve By Rheeda Walker, Na'im Akbar (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve (Paperback)

By Rheeda Walker, Na'im Akbar (Foreword by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781684034147
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Published: New Harbinger Publications - May 1st, 2020
We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy By Natalie Baszile, Tina Lifford (Read by) Cover Image

We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy (Compact Disc)

By Natalie Baszile, Tina Lifford (Read by)
$44.99
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ISBN: 9781799950431
Published: HarperCollins - April 6th, 2021
Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis By Helen Arega, Dantia Hudson, Linda Jones Cover Image

Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis (Paperback)

By Helen Arega, Dantia Hudson, Linda Jones
$19.95
ISBN: 9781946665119
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Published: Praeclarus Press - December 2nd, 2017
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present By Harriet A. Washington Cover Image

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback)

By Harriet A. Washington
$20.00
ISBN: 9780767915472
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Published: Anchor - January 8th, 2008
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty By Dorothy Roberts Cover Image

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Paperback)

By Dorothy Roberts
$18.00
ISBN: 9780679758693
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Published: Vintage - December 29th, 1998
Black Women's Health: Paths to Wellness for Mothers and Daughters By Michele Tracy Berger Cover Image

Black Women's Health: Paths to Wellness for Mothers and Daughters (Paperback)

By Michele Tracy Berger
$30.00
ISBN: 9781479892952
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Published: New York University Press - April 6th, 2021
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body By Roxane Gay Cover Image

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (Paperback)

By Roxane Gay
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062420718
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Published: Harper Perennial - June 12th, 2018
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies By Resmaa Menakem Cover Image

My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (Paperback)

By Resmaa Menakem
$17.95
ISBN: 9781942094470
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Published: Central Recovery Press - September 19th, 2017
Heavy: An American Memoir By Kiese Laymon Cover Image

Heavy: An American Memoir (Paperback)

By Kiese Laymon
$16.00
ISBN: 9781501125669
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Published: Scribner - March 5th, 2019
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife By Carleen Brice (Editor) Cover Image

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife (Paperback)

By Carleen Brice (Editor)
$21.00
ISBN: 9780807028230
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Published: Beacon Press - May 15th, 2003
Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting By Terrie M. Williams Cover Image

Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting (Paperback)

By Terrie M. Williams
$18.99
ISBN: 9780743298834
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Published: Scribner - January 6th, 2009
Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own By Joy Arlene Renee Cox, Ph.D., Ta'lor Pinkston (Foreword by), Jill Andrew, Ph.D. (Afterword by), Bernadette M. Gailliard, PH.D. (Afterword by) Cover Image

Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own (Paperback)

By Joy Arlene Renee Cox, Ph.D., Ta'lor Pinkston (Foreword by), Jill Andrew, Ph.D. (Afterword by), Bernadette M. Gailliard, PH.D. (Afterword by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781623174996
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Published: North Atlantic Books - September 29th, 2020
Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience By Sheila Wise Rowe, Soong-Chan Rah (Foreword by) Cover Image

Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience (Paperback)

By Sheila Wise Rowe, Soong-Chan Rah (Foreword by)
$18.00
ISBN: 9780830845880
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Published: IVP - January 7th, 2020
Sistah Vegan: Black Women Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society By A. Breeze Harper (Editor), Pattrice Jones (Afterword by) Cover Image

Sistah Vegan: Black Women Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society (Paperback)

By A. Breeze Harper (Editor), Pattrice Jones (Afterword by)
$22.00
ISBN: 9781590561454
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Published: Lantern Publishing & Media - October 1st, 2020
Brotha Vegan: Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society By Omowale Adewale (Editor), A. Breeze Harper (Editor) Cover Image

Brotha Vegan: Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society (Paperback)

By Omowale Adewale (Editor), A. Breeze Harper (Editor)
$22.00
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ISBN: 9781590565988
Published: Lantern Publishing & Media - February 23rd, 2021
Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed [A Cookbook] By Bryant Terry Cover Image

Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed [A Cookbook] (Hardcover)

By Bryant Terry
$27.50
ISBN: 9781607745310
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Published: Ten Speed Press - April 8th, 2014
Ageless Vegan: The Secret to Living a Long and Healthy Plant-Based Life By Tracye McQuirter, Mary McQuirter (With) Cover Image

Ageless Vegan: The Secret to Living a Long and Healthy Plant-Based Life (Paperback)

By Tracye McQuirter, Mary McQuirter (With)
$24.99
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ISBN: 9780738220208
Published: Da Capo Lifelong Books - June 12th, 2018
Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine By Bryant Terry Cover Image

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine (Paperback)

By Bryant Terry
$18.99
ISBN: 9780738212289
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Published: Da Capo Lifelong Books - March 3rd, 2009
Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body. By Jessamyn Stanley Cover Image

Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body. (Paperback)

By Jessamyn Stanley
$17.95
ISBN: 9780761193111
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - April 4th, 2017
Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance By Jessamyn Stanley Cover Image

Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance (Paperback)

By Jessamyn Stanley
$15.95
ISBN: 9781523505210
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - June 22nd, 2021
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness By Rhonda V. Magee Cover Image

The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness (Paperback)

By Rhonda V. Magee
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143132820
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Published: TarcherPerigee - September 14th, 2021
Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book) By Tabitha Brown Cover Image

Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book) (Hardcover)

By Tabitha Brown
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063080287
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Published: William Morrow - September 28th, 2021
Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace By Minda Harts Cover Image

Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace (Hardcover)

By Minda Harts
$27.00
ISBN: 9781541619623
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Published: Seal Press - October 5th, 2021
Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fears By Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. Cover Image

Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fears (Paperback)

By Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D.
$16.95
ISBN: 9780743225380
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Published: Touchstone - September 2nd, 2003
Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration By Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts Cover Image

Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration (Hardcover)

By Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
$27.99
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ISBN: 9781982176556
Published: Gallery Books - February 1st, 2022
The Sisters Are Alright, Second Edition: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America By Tamara Winfrey Harris Cover Image

The Sisters Are Alright, Second Edition: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America (Paperback)

By Tamara Winfrey Harris
$18.95
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ISBN: 9781523093885
Published: Berrett-Koehler Publishers - October 12th, 2021