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Book

Do better : spiritual activism for fighting and healing from white supremacy

Call Number

  • 305.8 R5397 (CEN)

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Edition

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Publication Information

New York : Atria Books, 2021.

Physical Description

xxiii, 357 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

"Thought leader, racial justice educator, and sought-after spiritual activist Rachel Ricketts offers mindful and practical steps for all humans to dismantle white supremacy on a personal and collective level"--

Contents

  • Introduction: My love includes anger
  • Me, myself & I
  • Where we get stuck
  • White supremacy starts within
  • White supremacy runs the world
  • Inheriting mama trauma
  • Getting spiritually activated
  • Unearthing our internalized oppression
  • Spiritual bypassing & emotional violence
  • Spirituality, anger & activism
  • Intersectional spirituality
  • Impact over intention
  • Magnifying "microaggressions"
  • Why white women+ need to get out the way
  • Acting in allyship
  • Better befriending black women+?
  • What's love got to do with it?
  • Pay us what you owe us
  • Becoming unfuckwithable
  • Rise up.

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