About This Book
You Are Your Best Thing (2021) is an anthology of original essays that explore Black experiences of living, loving, and parenting in America today. It examines concepts like vulnerability and shame, and shows that the key to personal healing lies in confronting white supremacy and the racist systems that make Black people feel unsafe in their communities.
Who Should Read This?
- Black people looking for tools to heal from trauma
- Psychology-lovers seeking new perspectives on how the personal and political intersect
- Those who want to deepen their understanding of the impact of racism in America
About the Author
Tarana Burke, the founder of the Me Too movement, is an activist who has fought sexual violence and sytemic inequality for the last 25 years. She was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 2017. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston and the author of five #1 New York Times best sellers, including The Gifts of Imperfection and Daring Greatly.
