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Title: You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience & the Black Experience: An anthology
Author: BURKE TARANA / BROWN BRENE
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 04/05/2021
Imprint: VERMILION
Price: $35.00
Publishing status: Active
Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers,
organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have
dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.
Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin
Channing Brown, and more.It started as a text between two friends.Tarana Burke, founder
of the ‘me too.’ Movement, texted researcher and writer Brené Brown to see if she was free
to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had
been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Brené
started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang.But it was
immediately clear to Brené that the conversation wasn’t going to be about wallpaper.
Tarana’s hello was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, \”Brené, you know your
work affected me so deeply, but as a Black woman, I’ve sometimes had to feel like I have
to contort myself to fit into some of your words. The core of it rings so true for me, but the
application has been harder.\”Brené replied, \”I’m so glad we’re talking about this. It makes
sense to me. Especially in terms of vulnerability. How do you take the armour off in a
country where you’re not physically or emotionally safe?\”Long pause.\”That’s why I’m
calling,\” said Tarana. \”What do you think about working together on a book about the Black
experience with vulnerability and shame resilience?\”There was no hesitation.Burke and
Brown are the perfect pair to usher in this stark, potent collection of essays on Black shame
and healing. Along with the anthology contributors, they create a space to recognise and
process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of
Black love and Black life.
ISBN: 9781785043826
Pages: 256
Edition: 01