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  • Grieving While Black

  • An Antiracist Take on Oppression and Sorrow
  • By: Breeshia Wade
  • Narrated by: Michele Lyman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins

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Grieving While Black

By: Breeshia Wade
Narrated by: Michele Lyman
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Summary

A groundbreaking exploration of grief and racial trauma through the eyes of a Black end-of-life caregiver.

Most of us understand grief as sorrow experienced after a loss - the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a change in life circumstance. Breeshia Wade approaches grief as something that is bigger than what's already happened to us - as something that is connected to what we fear, what we love, and what we aspire toward. Drawing on stories from her own life as a Black woman and from the people she has midwifed through the end of life, she connects sorrow not only to specific incidents but also to the ongoing trauma that is part and parcel of systemic oppression.

Wade reimagines our relationship to power, accountability, and boundaries and points to the long-term work we must all do in order to address systemic trauma perpetuated within our interpersonal relationships. Each of us has a moral obligation to attend to our own grief so that we can responsibly engage with others. Wade elucidates grief in every aspect of our lives, providing a map back to ourselves and allowing the listener to heal their innate wholeness.

©2021 Breeshia Wade (P)2021 North Atlantic Books
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History
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"Grieving While Black expands the notion of grief beyond its quick association with death to examine all of the spiritual and psychological tolls of racism and sexism. By drawing on her experiences as a birth doula and chaplain, Breeshia Wade complicates grief itself by exploring different forms of loss while also imagining a path toward healing. A bracing, illuminating read." (Brit Bennett, author of the New York Times best sellers The Vanishing Half and The Mothers)

"...Grieving While Black tackles grief through the lens of race and racism. At its core is the understanding that grief is intrinsically tied to racial identity and systems of discrimination." (Metro.co.uk)

"Every page in this slim volume is a revelation. Read slowly - and more than once." (Lion's Roar)

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