Fat girls in Black bodies : creating communities of our own /

Fat girls in Black bodies : creating communities of our own / Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD.

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"Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. into three sections--"belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance"--and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Bl...

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Main Author: Cox, Joy (Author)
Other title:Wellbeing and Sexual Health Collection.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2020]
Subjects:
Cox, Joy.
Overweight women > United States > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
Obesity in women > Social aspects > United States.
Obesity in women > United States > Psychological aspects.
African American women > Health and hygiene.
African American women > Psychology.
Body image in women > United States.
African American women.
Body image in women.
Obesity in women > Psychological aspects.
Obesity in women > Social aspects.
Overweight women.
United States.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Black People, Black Culture, Black Fat
  • Chapter 1: Where it all began
  • Chapter 2: God and "His" Problem with Fat Folks
  • Section 2: To Accept is To Resist
  • Chapter 3: To Accept and Be Accepted
  • Chapter 4: Acceptance is Choosing Sides
  • Chapter 5: Acceptance + Resistance = Activism
  • Section 3: My Community, My People
  • Chapter 6: It's a Family Reunion!
  • Chapter 7: Together We Can Change the World
  • Chapter 8: Now That We're Here, What's Next?
  • Conclusion: A Love Letter to Fat Girls in Black Bodies.

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