Melanin and Its Relationship to Healing, Physical Health, Mental Health, Biracial and Multiracial Identities, and Familial Trauma:

The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing, by Anneliese A. Singh

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, by Rheeda Walker

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, by Joy A. Degruy, Ph.D

The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health, edited by Richard Majors, Karen Carberry, and Theodore S. Ransaw

My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem

The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning, by Resmaa Menakem

Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear, by Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett

The Color Of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives, co-edited by Iresha Picot, M.Ed., and Rasheedah Phillips, Esq.

Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting, by Terrie M. Williams

The State of Black Girls: A Go-To Guide for Creating Safe Space for Black Girls, by Marline Francois-Madden, L.C.S.W.

Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability, edited by Stephanie Y. Evans, Ph.D., Kanika Bell, and Nsenga K. Burton

Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America, by Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Ph.D.

Black Families in Therapy: Understanding the African American Experience, by Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D.

Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths, by Rupert Ross

Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel

The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality, by Kathryn Paige Harden

Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto, by Tricia Hersey

Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, by bell hooks

The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging, by Samira Mehta

The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness, by Rhonda V. Magee

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships, by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength, by Chanequa Walker-Barnes

Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions, by Susan Collins

Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience, by Sheila Wise Rowe

It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies, by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD

Cancer Navigation: Charting the Path Forward for Low-Income Women of Color, by Anjanette Wells, Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Will Ross, Carol Camp Yeakey, and Sheri Notaro

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, by Uche Blackstock, MD

Systemic: How Racism Is Making Us Sick, by Layal Liverpool

Grieving While Black: An Antiracist Take on Oppression and Sorrow, by Breeshia Wade

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit, by Mary-Frances Winters

Liberating Abortion: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve, by Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone

Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings, by Marta Russel

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction & the Meaning of Liberty, by Dorothy Roberts

A Peculiar Indifference: The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America, by Elliott Currie

Black in White Space: The Enduring Impact of Color in Everyday Life, by Elijah Anderson

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