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Title Do better : spiritual activism for fighting and healing from White supremacy / Rachel Ricketts.
Author Ricketts, Rachel, 1984- author.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021.
©2021
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Location Call No. Status
 Hiawassee  305.8009 RIC    Checked Out
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  305.8009 RIC    Check Shelves
 South Trail  305.8009 RIC    Check Shelves
Edition First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description xxiii, 357 pages ; 22 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-357).
Contents Introduction: My love includes anger -- Me, myself & I -- Where we get stuck -- White supremacy starts within -- White supremacy runs the world -- Inheriting mama trauma -- Getting spiritually activated -- Unearthing our internalized oppression -- Spiritual bypassing & emotional violence -- Spirituality, anger & activism -- Intersectional spirituality -- Impact over intention -- Magnifying "microaggressions" -- Why white women+ need to get out the way -- Acting in allyship -- Better befriending black women+? -- What's love got to do with it? -- Pay us what you owe us -- Becoming unfuckwithable -- Rise up.
Summary "Thought leader, racial justice educator, and sought-after spiritual activist Rachel Ricketts offers mindful and practical steps for all humans to dismantle white supremacy on a personal and collective level. Includes culturally informed, secular spiritual exercises, such as guided meditations, transformative breathwork, and journaling prompts"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Anti-racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Social justice -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Mindfulness (Psychology) -- Social aspects.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) -- Social aspects.
United States -- Race relations.
Anti-racism -- United States -- Religious aspects.
Racism -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Social justice -- United States -- Religious aspects.
Religion and social problems -- United States.
Genre Instructional and educational works.
Instructional and educational works.
Self-help publications.
Subject mental health awareness 2023
ISBN 9781982151270 hardcover : $27.00
1982151277 hardcover
1398503460 paperback
9781398503465 paperback
Standard No. 40030431411