Resources for Black Women's Mental Health

Narratives of Strength and Vulnerability

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Memoirists Source: Sesheta Database www.sesheta.net Criteria: African American, use of the word “peace” at least 5 times. Bold: Sample mental health themes

1. Layla Ali (12) 14. Stephanie Evans (13) 27. Sonia Sanchez (8) 2. Chaney Allen (8) 15. Memphis Garrison (6) 28. Debora Santana (27) Identity 3. Robbin Alston (26) Cancer 16. Ruby Goodwin (8) 29. Ilyasah Shabazz (13) 4. Renee Amaro (6) 17. Avel Gordly (6) 30. Sista Souljah (6) 5. Maya Angelou (19) Rape 18. Ahuvah Gray (6) 31. Vivian Stringer (8) Sexism 6. Stephanie Armstrong (10) Bulimia 19. Sylvia Harris (2) Bipolar Disorder 32. Alice Walker (17) 7. Theresa Cameron (10) Foster Care 20. Anita Hill (5) Sexism 33. Mary Wilson (8) 8. Darlene Collier (10) 21. Chamique Holdsclaw (6) 34. Angel K. Williams (58) Racism 9. June Cross (5) 22. Marion Jones (9) 35. Terrie Williams (16) Depression 10. Meri Danquah (7) Depression 23. Darlene Love (6) 36. Jan Willis (23) Violence/Identity 11. Ruby Dee (6) 24. Layli Maparyan (72) Suicide 37. Yolanda Young (7) 12. Wynne DuBray (5) 25. Dovey Roundtree (26) 13. Kamala Easton (13) 26. Genna Sapia-Ruffin (7)

Singer/Songwriters Sources: Barnett, I Got Thunder (20), Wikipedia (161), BW Encyclopedia (42), Essence (40) Criteria: at least 5 albums and 5 Grammy nominations. Bold: 2014 & 2015 Essence Festival Features

1. Yolanda Adams 11. Roberta Flack 21. Ledesi 2. India Arie 12. Ella Fitzgerald 22. Janelle Monáe 3. Erykah Badu 13. Aretha Franklin 23. Meshell Ndegeocello 4. Anita Baker 14. Macy Gray 24. Leontyne Price 5. Beyoncé 15. Whitney Houston 25. Kelly Prince 6. Mary J. Blige 16. Chaka Khan 26. Queen Latifah 7. Mariah Carey 17. Angelique Kidjo 27. Jill Scott 8. Shirley Caesar 18. Janet Jackson 28. Nina Simone 9. Natalie Cole 19. Etta James 29. Tina Turner 10. Missy Elliott 20. Patti Labelle 30. Dionne Warwick

Resources for Black Women's Mental Health

Narratives of Strength and Vulnerability

Poets Source: Sixteen poetry anthologies http://www.sesheta.net/writing-resources.html Criteria: Bold: 20 LOC references; Italics: Born in the South

1. Phyllis Wheatley* 1753 On Being Brought from Africa to America (1773) Bio Poems 2. Frances E. W. Harper* 1825 Bury Me in a Free Land (1854) Bio Poems 3. Georgia D. Johnson* 1886 The Heart of a Woman (1918) Bio Poems 4. Margaret Walker* 1915 For My People (1937) Bio Poems 5. Gwendolyn Brooks* 1917 We Real Cool (1960) Bio Poems 6. Mari Evans 1923 I am a Black Woman (1970) Bio Poems 7. Naomi Long Madgett 1923 Renewal (2004) Bio Poems 8. Maya Angelou* 1928 Still I Rise (1978) Bio Poems 9. Sonia Sanchez 1934 Haikuography (2010) For Some Women (1995) Bio Poems 10. Audre Lorde* 1934 Litany for Survival (1995) Bio Poems 11. Colleen McElroy 1935 Sidewalk Games (1990) Bio Poems 12. Lucille Clifton* 1936 Homage to My Hips (1987) Bio Poems 13. June Jordon* 1936 …Intelligence for My Brothers & Sisters (2005) Bio Poems 14. Jayne Cortez* 1936 Talking about New Orleans (2009) Bio Poems 15. Toi Derricotte 1941 Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing (1989) Bio Poems 16. Nikki Giovanni 1943 Linkage (1983) We are Virginia Tech (2007) Bio Poems 17. Alice Walker 1944 Once (1968) Bio Poems 18. Marilyn Nelson 1946 Family (2012) Bio Poems 19. Wanda Coleman 1946 About God & Things Bio Poems 20. Ntozake Shange 1948 My Father is a Retired Magician (1972) Bio Poems 21. Rita Dove 1952 I Have Been a Stranger in a Strange Land (2002) Bio Poems 22. Harryette Mullen 1953 Sleeping with the Dictionary (2002) Bio Poems 23. Elizabeth Alexander 1962 Today’s News (1996) Praise Song for the Day Bio Poems 24. Claudia Rankine 1963 There was a Time (2004) Bio Poems 25. Stephanie Y. Evans 1969 What Lies Inside (1994) Black Passports (2014) Bio Poems 26. Jessica Care Moore 1971 The Missing Project: Pieces of the D (2012) Bio Poems *transitioned