Black Grief and Healing
Why We Need to Talk About Health Inequality, Trauma and Loss
by Edited by Yansie Rolston and Patrick Vernon
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Pub Date Sep 19 2024 | Archive Date Sep 18 2024
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Description
"When Black people mourn, it is not only for the passing of loved ones. As a community, Black people will also be mourning the systemic inequalities, racial prejudices and oppressions we experience daily."
The stories and poems in this anthology illuminate the unique ways loss affects the Black community, and the effects of the widespread lack of understanding of traditional rituals and beliefs. They show us how experiences of collective loss during the pandemic, the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire and ongoing systemic health inequalities are experienced not just as individuals but also as part of a global community. Contributors from a range of backgrounds, professions, and identities discuss the challenges of grieving under the shadow of continuing adversity, including threats of deportation. Sources of strength and healing are also explored, from personal and spiritual responses to community initiatives and activism.
Poignant and inspiring, these are stories we all need to read, and provide us with insights into lives and losses which are all too often misunderstood and sidelined.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781839973277 |
| PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 256 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Eila H, Reviewer
A timely and important book that centers Black grief.
Powerful, informative, sensitively written - highly recommended reading for everyone.
Thank you very much to NetGalley & the publisher for access to this e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Jax D, Reviewer
I genuinely feel this is one of the most important books that will come out this year. The grief as talked about here is overlooked in our society and racism impacts grief a lot. The essays offer many perspectives and talk about many types of grief and how they overlap for the Black community. I recommended white people to read this too but to reflect on this respectfully, bearing in mind that we are here to learn but this is not written for us, and this space is not ours.
Reviewer 1394760
Black Grief and Healing delivers on its premise. This is a collection of stories and poems about collective black grief. The representation is rich and the causes of black grief, the systematic discrimination and unfair practices are discussed via the stories and poems. It is informative and engaging.
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