Download or read book Despite Challenges I Am a Confident Black Woman written by Evade Books and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite racism, I am a confident black woman. Despite low expectations, I am unstoppable. Despite being dishonored, I am honorable. How do we get our black teenage girls to live these truths? Our black and brown children live in a world filled with negative messages about their self-worth and value. Racism, sexism, low expectations, stereotypes and many other forms of oppression are real and they are designed to chip away at young, black women's self esteem and feelings of self-worth. How do we fight these negative messages to instill and SUSTAIN a sense of self-worth in our children and teens? This affirmation journal acknowledges these lowered expectations and oppressions, and turns the table to affirm the wonderful qualities of the young, black and gifted teenage girl. DESPITE these forms of oppression, this journal affirms that YOU ARE A CONFIDENT BLACK WOMAN. Unlike other affirmation journals, these affirmations are unique and don't repeat. To understand whether these affirmations are working, a word search puzzle challenge is presented throughout the journal with hidden characteristics (both positive and negative). Which words will your child naturally gravitate to (before using the affirmations and throughout the use of affirmations) and why? WAYS TO USE THE AFFIRMATION JOURNAL Seek out the characteristics and words in the word search puzzle. Which words did you notice first? Reflect and write about why these words jumped out first to better understand your feelings Use the affirmation statements on each page as a prompt to reflect upon and write about your feelings, impressions, or your day in the blank lined page provided Write out the affirmation repeatedly and read them aloud to affirm that truth Review the word search puzzle affirmation challenge over time to assess patterns of negative or positive thoughts and write about it. What do you want to change? How? Features: 54 pages of unique (no repetition) affirmation starting with the negative circumstance (DESPITE) and ending with a positive affirmation (I AM..) A challenge to seek out and find hidden words of positive and negative adjectives in word search puzzles (note: there are no words listed or solutions provided) This is the perfect tool to help young girls identify negative messages they receive in their lives, and turn this around to a positive, self-affirming statement which starts with adversity, but ends with affirmations.
Download or read book 1000 1 POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS FOR BLACK WOMEN TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH CONFIDENCE AND SELF LOVE written by Ava Apache and published by Affirmation for Black Teens. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have the knowledge and potential to achieve everything I want." "I will make decisions for my happiness." "I know that I am on the earth for a purpose." "No matter how difficult the task is, I am capable of doing it." "I can, and I will." "My body is beautifully perfect." "I have a strong, loving, and healthy relationship." "I am the energy I want to attract." "I am free to evolve and to let go of everything that hinders my development or progress." "They choose me for a reason." Do you feel anxious and always stressed in these modern times? Do you feel you are especially vulnerable because you are a black woman? Do you want to improve your mental health and live your best life? In today's world, more people are starting to realise the importance of mental health. It is no longer a taboo to work on your mental health and resolve any issues you might have. However, it became apparent that certain groups are more vulnerable because they receive less support for their problems, especially when it comes to mental health. Black women are one of those vulnerable groups and unfortunately, their place and treatment in society is still far from satisfying. That's why you as a black woman could use this book to learn how to help yourself and improve your mental health. In this book you will: - Learn 1001 positive affirmations to help you think positively - Learn how hypnosis can help your mental health - Read how to treat your trauma and other unresolved issues - Learn how to apply positive affirmations in everyday life and attract good things Maybe you feel sceptical, but remember that when we can't change our surroundings and external factors, we can at least change our approach on how we deal with them. As long as you work on yourself, you will be happier with each day Don't hesitate! ORDER THIS BESTSELLER NOW, click the "BUY NOW" button and start a new, positive journey!!
Download or read book 365 Days of Positive Affirmations for Black Women written by Shanae Maya and published by Shanae Maya. This book was released on with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine this book as a special friend to you — the best of friends. That friend who would never talk behind your back, who motivates you when you need it most, who understands you, and who encourages you to always give your best without ever judging, even when everything seems to be going wrong. As a Black woman, I have faced many challenges throughout my life, and thanks to these challenges, I've learned to stay focused and positive when things get tough. I learned that the words we say to ourselves have immense power over our lives, and over our actions. For this very reason, I want to share with you more than 1000 incredibly effective positive affirmations — written specifically for black women — that have the power to positively impact every area of your life. The best part is, this is possible by dedicating just a few minutes of your time each day. Here's what you will find inside: - What positive affirmations really are - How to get the most out of them - The power of visualization - 500+ most effective positive affirmations divided by chapters on: 1) Happiness, 2) Good Relationships, 3) Career & Success, 4) Self-Esteem, and more. The benefits you will receive: - Boost your motivation and self-esteem - Find inner peace from a chaotic world - Overcome all your insecurities - Replace limiting beliefs with empowering ones - Find unconditional love and success - Start living your best life - …and so much more. You have the power to make your own dreams come true and you are capable of more than you know. Believe in yourself and take the action to make it happen. Buy 365 Days of Positive Affirmations now!
Download or read book Affirmations for Black Women written by Mary Adaly and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-21 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hello beautiful woman! Still struggling with self-confidence, self-esteem, feelings of self-worth and that pesky negative self-talk? Girl, I feel you! Being a woman has its challenges, but being a black woman has its extra challenges, but that doesn't mean we don't accept those challenges and overcome them. As a black woman, many things are said about us to bring us down. I know what it is like to be in that place of struggle wanting to find your purpose, longing to live a life you love and to truly love yourself but not knowing what steps to take to get there. I used to be that girl too This book will help you pinpoint what you must do to take back control of your life! But First, a Warning: Before we go further, let me make something abundantly clear: This book does not contain a "magic wand" that will bring you instant relief without having to do any work. What I'm about to share with you takes both time and effort and this only works for those who are willing look deep inside themselves and are committed to finding true happiness. So, with that said, let me tell you... Do you ...? - Feel uncomfortable with too much attention - Feel ashamed of yourself - Struggle with social interactions - Feel overwhelmed and stressed out - Obsess your body - Have feelings of anxiety and depression The list goes on... It's time to change your life! Learn how to turn your fear and self-doubt into confidence and self-love To stay mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy and balanced, you have to practice self-care, and one of the best self-care activities is using positive affirmations for black women. An affirmation is a declaration or phrase that you repeat to declare to yourself your intention to make the positive affirmation statement true. Remember that black women are a work of art, beauty and intelligence, and many more beautiful things you as a black woman have to see. We get so many negative words thrown at us daily that you would think we would be on our last leg by now, but that's not what we have planned. A black woman is everything she wants herself to be; if she wants to be different, then so be it. We are so wrapped up in a society where being a black woman is often labeled a bad thing. Society gives black women such a hard time and never puts respect on our name, but that's okay because no matter how hard a person tries, they will always respect a black woman.
Download or read book Positive Affirmations and Emotional Self Care for Black Women written by Shana Maya and published by Shanae Maya. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Try to think of an invincible black woman; an independent, strong woman, who does not let herself be beaten down by problems, able to positively impact the lives of others. Who comes to your mind? If you haven't thought about yourself, but only about other people, this is the book for you. In "Positive Affirmations and Emotional Self Care for Black Women," I focus on a fundamental element, the most important of all, and one that can really change your life. It's what all successful women have in common: self-esteem! Find yourself starting to live a life full of love and happiness, at work and in romantic relationships. What you will find: - Why it is important to have high self-esteem and tips to gain more of it - Practical exercises for self-esteem - The relationships that confident people have - How to build your ideal day to increase self-esteem - Breathing exercises to counteract anxiety and stress - What are positive affirmations? - The mechanism that makes them effective - The 7 personal tips to boost positive affirmations in a simple way - The most stimulating positive affirmations divided by chapters on: Self-Love & Self Confidence, Mind & Body, Relationships, Career & Success - The perfect combination that will boost your life What you will get: - Increase motivation - Find inner peace from a chaotic world - Improve self-esteem - Overcome all your insecurities - Find success - Replace limiting beliefs with empowering ones - Find unconditional love - Start living your best life - And so much more Once you finish reading this book, I guarantee you will be proud of yourself and have the answer to the question: "If you were to think of an invincible black woman, who comes to your mind?" This time, only one person will come to your mind: Yourself. Buy it now and start your transformation today!
Download or read book Positive Affirmations for Black Women 10000 Empowering Affirmations for BIPOC Women to Increase Self Esteem Confidence and Success Uplifting Words to Become a Strong Fearless Woman Badass Mother written by Chelsie Mills and published by Chelsie Mills. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empower Your Life with Positive Affirmations for Black Women – Boost Self-Esteem, Confidence, and Success! Are you ready to become a strong, fearless woman and embrace your inner power? Positive Affirmations for Black Women offers over 10,000 empowering affirmations designed specifically for BIPOC women to increase self-esteem, build confidence, and achieve unparalleled success. This book is your essential guide to unlocking the strength within you, enabling you to overcome any challenge and thrive in every aspect of your life. With Positive Affirmations for Black Women, you will: - Transform Your Mindset for Success: Discover how to rewire your thoughts to bring about positive changes in your life and build unshakable confidence. - Increase Self-Worth and Love Yourself: Learn how to cultivate self-worth and love yourself deeply, regardless of others' opinions or judgments. - Boost Confidence and Overcome Challenges: Use powerful affirmations to boost your confidence, face your fears, and recover from failures, moving closer to your goals every day. - Navigate Pregnancy and Motherhood with Strength: Overcome the emotional challenges of pregnancy and motherhood with affirmations that uplift and empower you through every stage. This book is more than just words—it’s a powerful tool to help you become the badass mother and fearless woman you’ve always known you could be. With Positive Affirmations for Black Women, you’ll gain the mindset needed to navigate life with confidence, joy, and success. If you enjoyed Becoming by Michelle Obama, Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, or The Self-Love Workbook for Women by Megan Logan, you’ll love Positive Affirmations for Black Women. Start your journey to empowerment today. Scroll up, grab your copy, and begin transforming your life with Positive Affirmations for Black Women!
Download or read book Feminine Positive Affirmations for Black Women written by Easytube Zen Studio and published by Black is Beautiful. This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally Live the Life You've Always Dreamed Of and Feel Prepared for Anything Life Throws Your Way - A Positive Affirmation Book for Strong Black Women Black women are often undervalued and underestimated in the world. You deserve to attract wealth and success, but sometimes it feels like the world is working against you. You don't feel confident or worthy of success. Many black women feel like they have to work twice as hard for half the recognition and pay. It can be hard to feel confident and empowered as a black woman because it feels like every time you move up a step, you get knocked back down. Feminine Affirmations for Black Women is here to help you unleash your inner goddess and manifest the life of your dreams. Change your mindset, increase your confidence, and attract wealth and success into your life. These affirmations were created specifically for black women by a black woman, so you can be sure that they will resonate with you on a deep level. Remember that you are a strong, beautiful, and powerful woman who can achieve anything you set your mind to! Discover: Affirmations for beyond the surface: Also target areas that most affirmation books seem to forget about - boost your mental health, be in touch with your faith, and take your spirituality to a deeper level. A better understanding of who you are: Distinguish who you are and who you want to be. Embrace your weaknesses and turn them into strengths! Healthy ways to cope with stress: Whether you have workplace, relationship, or sexual problems, find answers and healthy ways to deal with everything that's going on around you. And more! Imagine a life in which you are abundant and joyful. A life in which your dreams come true. That's what our affirmations can give you - if you let them. All you have to do is listen to them every day and believe in yourself. Scroll up, Click on "Buy Now", and Get Your Copy Now!
Download or read book Parable of the Brown Girl written by Khristi Lauren Adams and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of girls of color are often overlooked, unseen, and ignored rather than valued and heard. In Parable of the Brown Girl, minister and youth advocate Khristi Lauren Adams introduces readers to the resilience, struggle, and hope held within these stories. Instead of relegating these young women of color to the margins, Adams bring their stories front and center where they belong. By sharing encounters she's had with girls of color that revealed profound cultural and theological truths, Adams magnifies the struggles, dreams, wisdom, and dignity of these voices. Thought-provoking and inspirational, Parable of the Brown Girl is a powerful example of how God uses the narratives we most often ignore to teach us the most important lessons in life. It's time to pay attention.
Download or read book The Body Papers written by Grace Talusan and published by Restless Books. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing “Grace Talusan writes eloquently about the most unsayable things: the deep gravitational pull of family, the complexity of navigating identity as an immigrant, and the ways we move forward even as we carry our traumas with us. Equal parts compassion and confession, The Body Papers is a stunning work by a powerful new writer who—like the best memoirists—transcends the personal to speak on a universal level.” —Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere Born in the Philippines, young Grace Talusan moves with her family to a New England suburb in the 1970s. At school, she confronts racism as one of the few kids with a brown face. At home, the confusion is worse: her grandfather’s nightly visits to her room leave her hurt and terrified, and she learns to build a protective wall of silence that maps onto the larger silence practiced by her Catholic Filipino family. Talusan learns as a teenager that her family’s legal status in the country has always hung by a thread—for a time, they were “illegal.” Family, she’s told, must be put first. The abuse and trauma Talusan suffers as a child affects all her relationships, her mental health, and her relationship with her own body. Later, she learns that her family history is threaded with violence and abuse. And she discovers another devastating family thread: cancer. In her thirties, Talusan must decide whether to undergo preventive surgeries to remove her breasts and ovaries. Despite all this, she finds love, and success as a teacher. On a fellowship, Talusan and her husband return to the Philippines, where she revisits her family’s ancestral home and tries to reclaim a lost piece of herself. Not every family legacy is destructive. From her parents, Talusan has learned to tell stories in order to continue. The generosity of spirit and literary acuity of this debut memoir are a testament to her determination and resilience. In excavating such abuse and trauma, and supplementing her story with government documents, medical records, and family photos, Talusan gives voice to unspeakable experience, and shines a light of hope into the darkness.
Download or read book The Strong Black Woman written by Marita Golden and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Health Crisis Among Black Women Generated from Systemic Racism “Marita Golden’s The Strong Black Woman busts the myth that Black women are fierce and resilient by letting the reader in under the mask that proclaims ‘Black don’t crack.’” ―Karen Arrington, coach, mentor, philanthropist, and author of NAACP Image Award-winning Your Next Level Life Sarton Women’s Book Award #1 New Release in Reference Meet Black women who have learned through hard lessons the importance of self-care and how to break through the cultural and family resistance to seeking therapy and professional mental health care. The Strong Black Woman Syndrome. For generations, in response to systemic racism, Black women and African American culture created the persona of the Strong Black Woman, a woman who, motivated by service and sacrifice, handles, manages, and overcomes any problem, any obstacle. The syndrome calls on Black women to be the problem-solvers and chief caretakers for everyone in their lives―never buckling, never feeling vulnerable, and never bothering with their pain. Hidden mental health crisis of anxiety and depression. To be a Black woman in America is to know you cannot protect your children or guarantee their safety, your value is consistently questioned, and even being “twice as good” is often not good enough. Consequently, Black women disproportionately experience anxiety and depression. Studies now conclusively connect racism and mental health―and physical health. Take care of your emotional health. You deserve to be emotionally healthy for yourself and those you love. More and more young Black women are re-examining the Strong Black Woman syndrome and engaging in self-care practices that change their lives. Hear stories of Black women who: Asked for help Built lives that offer healing Learned to accept healing If you have read The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, The Racial Healing Handbook, or Black Fatigue, The Strong Black Woman is your next read.
Download or read book V nus Noire written by Robin Mitchell and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though there were relatively few people of color in postrevolutionary France, images of and discussions about black women in particular appeared repeatedly in a variety of French cultural sectors and social milieus. In Vénus Noire, Robin Mitchell shows how these literary and visual depictions of black women helped to shape the country’s postrevolutionary national identity, particularly in response to the trauma of the French defeat in the Haitian Revolution. Vénus Noire explores the ramifications of this defeat in examining visual and literary representations of three black women who achieved fame in the years that followed. Sarah Baartmann, popularly known as the Hottentot Venus, represented distorted memories of Haiti in the French imagination, and Mitchell shows how her display, treatment, and representation embodied residual anger harbored by the French. Ourika, a young Senegalese girl brought to live in France by the Maréchal Prince de Beauvau, inspired plays, poems, and clothing and jewelry fads, and Mitchell examines how the French appropriated black female identity through these representations while at the same time perpetuating stereotypes of the hypersexual black woman. Finally, Mitchell shows how demonization of Jeanne Duval, longtime lover of the poet Charles Baudelaire, expressed France’s need to rid itself of black bodies even as images and discourses about these bodies proliferated. The stories of these women, carefully contextualized by Mitchell and put into dialogue with one another, reveal a blind spot about race in French national identity that persists in the postcolonial present.
Download or read book From Oppression to Grace written by Theodorea Regina Berry and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives voice to the experiences of women of color--women of African, Native American, Latina, East Indian, Korean and Japanese descent--as students pursuing terminal degrees and as faculty members navigating the Academy, grappling with the dilemmas encountered by others and themselves as they exist at the intersections of their work and identities.Women of color are frequently relegated--on account both of race and womanhood--into monolithic categories that perpetuate oppression, subdue and suppress conflict, and silence voices. This book uses critical race feminism (CRF) to place women of color in the center, rather than the margins, of the discussion, theorizing, research and praxis of their lives as they co-exist in the dominant culture. The first part of the book addresses the issues faced on the way to achieving a terminal degree: the struggles encountered and the lessons learned along the way. Part Two, "Pride and Prejudice: Finding Your Place After the Degree" describes the complexity of lives of women with multiple identities as scholars with family, friends, and lives at home and at work. The book concludes with the voices of senior faculty sharing their journeys and their paths to growth as scholars and individuals.This book is for all women of color growing up in the academy, learning to stand on their own, taking first steps, mastering the language, walking, running, falling and getting up to run again--and illuminates the process of self-definition that is essential to their growth as scholars and individuals.
Download or read book Women s Issues for a New Generation written by Gail Ukockis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you "hook" a Millennial student into caring about women's issues when feminism has been declared dead for decades? Written in an engaging style that promotes critical thinking, Women's Issues for a New Generation is intended for freshman- and sophomore-level undergraduates who have never heard of Mary Wollstonecraft or Anita Hill. The interdisciplinary text includes three major sections: women in the U.S., women from diverse groups (e.g., Native American and disabled), and women in the global arena. It also stresses the inclusion of men in topics such as body image, since "women's issues" are really issues that affect everyone. Other striking features included the contemporary debates (e.g., War on Women and Hillary Clinton's ambitions) and the current issues such as human trafficking. Textbooks on gender and women's studies often emphasize theory with the assumption that students already know about women's history, the pay gap, and other basic information; Women's Issues for a New Generation serves as a reader-friendly bridge to more advanced analysis of women and gender. Written by a social worker, this textbook applies social work values and the strength perspective to anyone who is fighting gender inequality.
Download or read book Mean Girls at Work How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal written by Katherine Crowley and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the New York Post's Top 10 Career Books of 2012 and a Booklist Top 10 Business Book DO YOU WORK WITH A MEAN GIRL? A woman’s field guide to the new frontier of professional development—working with other women Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are . . . complicated. When they’re good, they’re great. But when they’re bad, they can ruin your day, your week—even your year. Packed with proven advice from two of today’s leading experts in workplace relationships, this one-of-a-kind guide gives women the tools they need to navigate difficult situations unique to women-to-women relationships—whether with a boss, a colleague, a client, or an employee. Have you dealt with a woman in the workplace who: “Accidentally” excludes you from important meetings? Seems intent on taking you down professionally? Gossips about you with other coworkers? Makes you look bad by missing deadlines? Forms a “pack” of mean girls to make your life miserable? Mean Girls at Work isn’t just about surviving difficult situations. It’s about transforming a toxic relationship into one that benefits and supports both of you. This book is also for women who engage in mean behavior . . . but don’t know it. After all, who hasn’t gossiped about a female coworker? Who hasn’t rolled her eyes in the presence of a woman she doesn’t like? Who hasn’t scanned another woman head to toe—which is just a nonverbal way of saying, “You’ve just been judged”? The authors provide invaluable advice to the more subtle ways of being mean—even if they’re not intended. With a workforce composed of a higher percentage of women than ever, workplace dynamics have changed. Crowley and Elster cover every conceivable scenario, providing critical advice on how to rise above the fray and move forward professionally. Mean Girls at Work is your map to dodging the mines and moving forward in today’s transformed workplace. Praise for Mean Girls at Work “An invaluable suit of armor for surviving nine to five!” —Leil Lowndes, bestselling author of How to Talk to Anyone “If you think the emotional cruelty of comedies like Mean Girls and Heathers doesn’t exist in the real world workplace, think again. In Mean Girls at Work, Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster valuably chronicle female vs. female predators and offer solid defensive strategies.” —Ann Kreamer, author of It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace “Whether you are in your twenties and just starting your professional career, your midcareer forties, when you are supposed to have figured it out already, or a woman in her fifties or sixties who’s seen it all—this book is a must-read. . . . The authors have finally given women the tools and the sound advice necessary to deal with . . . conflicts that keep us all from succeeding. . . . Carry this book with you to work every day!” —Carolyn Cassin, President, Michigan Women’s Foundation “A must-read for women of all ages in today’s workforce. This book offers what we all need to develop the capacities to endure this ever-changing workplace. We know it is all about relationships and you need the skills outlined in this book to survive and thrive when the Mean Girls attack.” —Kim Harrington, Coordinator, Professional Development and Training, Office of Human Resources, California State University, Sacramento
Download or read book Tough Love written by Susan Rice and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice—National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and US Ambassador to the United Nations—reveals her surprising story with unflinching candor in this New York Times bestseller. Mother, wife, scholar, diplomat, and fierce champion of American interests and values, Susan Rice powerfully connects the personal and the professional. Taught early, with tough love, how to compete and excel as an African American woman in settings where people of color are few, Susan now shares the wisdom she learned along the way. Laying bare the family struggles that shaped her early life in Washington, DC, she also examines the ancestral legacies that influenced her. Rice’s elders—immigrants on one side and descendants of slaves on the other—had high expectations that each generation would rise. And rise they did, but not without paying it forward—in uniform and in the pulpit, as educators, community leaders, and public servants. Susan too rose rapidly. She served throughout the Clinton administration, becoming one of the nation’s youngest assistant secretaries of state and, later, one of President Obama’s most trusted advisors. Rice provides an insider’s account of some of the most complex issues confronting the United States over three decades, ranging from “Black Hawk Down” in Somalia to the genocide in Rwanda and the East Africa embassy bombings in the late 1990s, and from conflicts in Libya and Syria to the Ebola epidemic, a secret channel to Iran, and the opening to Cuba during the Obama years. With unmatched insight and characteristic bluntness, she reveals previously untold stories behind recent national security challenges, including confrontations with Russia and China, the war against ISIS, the struggle to contain the fallout from Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks, the U.S. response to Russian interference in the 2016 election, and the surreal transition to the Trump administration. Although you might think you know Susan Rice—whose name became synonymous with Benghazi following her Sunday news show appearances after the deadly 2012 terrorist attacks in Libya—now, through these pages, you truly will know her for the first time. Often mischaracterized by both political opponents and champions, Rice emerges as neither a villain nor a victim, but a strong, resilient, compassionate leader. Intimate, sometimes humorous, but always candid, Tough Love makes an urgent appeal to the American public to bridge our dangerous domestic divides in order to preserve our democracy and sustain our global leadership.
Download or read book Lean In written by Sheryl Sandberg and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential. In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.
Download or read book The Table Stories from Black Women in Student Affairs written by The Table Books and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black women work twice as hard to have a seat at the infamous table. The table that once we have a seat at, we are told to be grateful for or else we could lose it—back to the kitchen, preparing meals that we may never have the pleasure of sitting down and enjoying. We are given no plate. No utensils. No napkin to clean up those accidental spills. Instead of waiting for a seat at a table where we would have to compromise our stories or have them told by those who have not walked our paths, we decided to build our own table and invited some of our sisters to sit with us and indulge in its spread. This book is an anthology of the various trials and triumphs 11 Black women encountered while working in the student affairs sector of higher education. We are connected by our experiences navigating in spaces where we have sometimes felt disempowered but we have learned the trade of maneuvering in a professional environment, and world, dominated by white people. This is just the beginning. We will be adding more chairs, assembling more tables and inviting others in our communities to have a seat where they’d like. No more unfulfilled appetites and unseasoned dishes. No more scrapes from biting our tongues. At this table, we define spaces. We center conversations. We invite fellowship. We serve you food for your soul and truth elixir for your thirst.