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frances_frances's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Anyone and everyone one could benefit from this book. I appreciate the accessible language and holistic perspective. Highly recommend the short but impactful book.
lesliebean's review against another edition
5.0
Studies about the intersections of grief and Blackness through the lens of theology, philosophy, personal life experiences as a queer Black woman, intergenerational trauma, and observations of working in a hospital NICU, amongst others. This book profoundly impacted me, I would HIGHLY recommend it. I'm a white paramedic working in a majority Black city and this should be required reading for all of my coworkers. I get my books almost exclusively from the library but I am specifically planning on buying a copy of this one to keep so I can revisit it in the future.
raxhelmaloney's review
5.0
I don’t really know what to say besides everyone should read this, because everyone should. Critical read.
emily_peck's review
5.0
I will definitely coming back to this book. One of the most important anti racist books I’ve read. Made grapple with my own relationship to racism and also different systems of oppression. Truly an amazing book.
ari76's review against another edition
3.0
Breeshia Wade's words led to thoughtful reflection and reframing, especially around the concept of grief and grieving. I also appreciated her perspectives on theology, as well as what guides her work as a hospital chaplain. The book was at times too abstract - especially in the ending sections. I also think it would've benefitted from a different organization of the content. That being said, it's still an important contribution to world and one I'd be happy to revisit with some time and distance.
lekingram's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I'd like to start of first by stating that this book wasnt written for the everday lay person looking for tips to move through grief, this book presents more like a doctoral thesis. With that being said, there is still much to glean from this work in terms of just expanding your knowledge of how a black woman has been impacted by racism ,gender-ism and even horizontal oppression (specifically from black men). I thought this was going to be a tool I could really use create applicable tools for my clients/patients but this is not that. The insight provided will offer self reflection, IF you are able to connect to this academic style of writing.
_katherine_'s review
Breeshia Wade’s GRIEVING WHILE BLACK is eye-opening and powerful. She writes from a deep well of generosity in sharing her experiences as a Black queer woman, as a Buddhist chaplain, and writes about dismantelling oppression from where we sit in our own grief. You can feel the liberation of Wade’s work and path in her words.
Grieving While Black is a resource I’ll be turning to again and again as I continue to work on how to create meaningful change in my own life and the world.
ksuazo94's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Police brutality, Misogyny, Abandonment, Slavery, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse