First and Only

A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life

First and Only
Farmer Jennifer R, Turner Nina
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Hardback
Not defined - 176pg
13 Apr 2021 US
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9781506466842
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As Black women, we have to work twice as hard to be perceived as half as skilled. We have to work until August of this year to earn what a white man made by last December. We are besieged by racist and sexist bullying online. People feel free to touch and comment on our hair--and then ask us why we seem so angry. First and Only is a guide for every woman who has found herself closing the cover on other leadership books that omit our true experiences and strengths. In these pages, trainer and activist Jennifer R. Farmer helps readers learn what is required for the long haul of liberation by providing a roadmap to on-the-job success, challenging systemic racism, and seeking inner healing through the sustaining power of faith. She offers practical strategies for Black women to thrive in workplaces that can be ambivalent about their success, as well as tips and stories from psychologists, activists, and organizational experts that equip Black women to lead others and heal past wounds. The path for success for Black women includes a commitment to self-care, spiritual growth, and a willingness to push for progress even as we fight for our own liberation. First and Only is not just about how to lean in, or how to discover the irrefutable laws of leadership. It' s about how to heal so you can sustain work for justice and equity. It' s about finding personal and social redemption--and leading others to find it too.
Jennifer R. Farmer is a writer, trainer, and activist who has worked with a host of entrepreneurs, social justice organizations and advocates, and progressive faith-based leaders including Michael Render ("Killer Mike"), Bishop William J. Barber II, and Edgar Villanueva. Farmer is the founder of Spotlight PR LLC, which specializes in strategy and training for leaders and groups committed to racial justice, and is the author of Extraordinary PR, Ordinary Budget. Her work has appeared in Sojourners, The Root, LifeHack. org, HuffPost, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy, among others. She is the mother of two and lives in northern Virginia. Nina Turner is a motivational speaker, cable news commentator and defining political icon. She is a national co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, a former state senator from Ohio and former professor of African American history. Turner is also a founding member of the Bernie Sanders Institute, an entity dedicated to transforming American democracy through research, education and outreach.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781506466842
Published: 13 Apr 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Fortress Press (US)
Publisher: 1517 Media
Format: Hardback
Pages: 176

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