Black women and public health: strategies to name, locate, and change systems of power

Introduction: Race, gender and public health: social justice and wellness work / Stephanie Y. Evans, Sarita K. Davis, Leslie R. Hinkson, and Deanna J. Wathington

Part I. Name inequity. Reversing the dehumanization of Black women / Tiffany D. Thomas and Mandy Hill

An overview of the past, present, and future of Black women in health policy / Rebekah Israel Cross, Brittney Butler, and Mya L. Roberson

The maternal mortality crisis in the Black community / Jovonni R. Spinner, Sheila Carrette, and Joylene John-Sowah

Promoting self-care and awareness of stress, the Strong Black Woman schema and mental health among African American women / Dakota King-White, Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao, and Elice E. Rogers

Part II. Locate disparity. The Black Women's Health Study: working together to improve the health of Black women / Traci N. Bethea and Yvette C. Cozier

The swelling wave of oppression: an intersectional study to evaluate health challenges of self-identified Black queer women in the America South / Jayme Canty

Rural Black maternal health in the age of digital deserts / Alisa Valentin and Christy M. Gamble

Pouring from a leaking cup: informal family caregivers in the Black community / Esther Piervil

Part III. Act for change. Black women and public health in the UK / Jenny Douglas

Enhancing clinical practice to include biomedical HIV prevention for Black women / Mandy Hill, Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha, Charlene A. Flash, Kelli Joiner, Folake Olayinka, and Bisola Ojikutu

Am I my sister's mentor? Why mentoring underrepresented minority medical and public health faculty can improve the health of Black women / Andrea Anderson, Judy Washington, and Joedrecka S. Brown Speights

Stress and Black women's health: origins, coping strategies, and implications for policy and practice / Portia A. Jackson Preston, Leslie Bronner, and Yvonne Bronner

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda's yogic journey: creativity, community, and caretaking / Tamara Y. Jeffries, Santiba D. Campbell, and Yasmeen J. Long

When Black scholars embrace ourselves in our research, we reclaim our power / Sarita K. Davis

Afterword / Jasmine Ward.