Black Feminism, Healing & Mental Health

“She Heals Communities: Black Feminists Who Reimagined How We Care for Ourselves and Each Other”

Black feminist scholars gave the world the language we use to speak about:

• intersectionality

• identity

• oppression

• healing

• community care

• self-preservation

Pioneers of Healing Justice

bell hooks

Writer, feminist, cultural critic.

“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Legal scholar who coined “intersectionality.”

Brittney Cooper

Black feminist theorist who speaks to rage, justice, and liberation.

Angela Davis

Scholar, abolitionist, educator, and lifelong activist.

Modern Healing Leaders

Tarana Burke

Founder of the Me Too movement.

Rachel Cargle

Public academic, founder of The Loveland Foundation (therapy for Black women & girls).

Tracie Jade

Co-host of The Red Table Talk: The Estefans; mental health advocate.

Raquel Willis

Black transgender activist and author centered on liberation and safety for Black trans communities.

Why These Voices Matter

Because they teach us:

• healing is political

• identity is layered

• self-love is resistance

• caring for Black women is caring for communities