Book HackRacial WellnessBy Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
In a Nutshell
Racial Wellness is a design-forward book that offers communities of color tender guidance on how to heal from the effects that racism has on their wellbeing.
Favorite Quote
May we unravel worlds that oppress us, and weave worlds that free us.
Jacquelyn Iyamah
Introduction
As a society, we rarely talk about how racism negatively affects the health of communities of color. Conversations on race are not viewed as 'wellness' issues, but they should be.
Racism can cause deep trauma. Research shows that racism can lead to anxiety, depression, hypervigilance, chronic stress, chronic fatigue, bodily inflammation, and symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder.
In her Racial Wellness, Jacquelyn Iyamah helps readers heal from racial trauma emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually on individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels.
Jacquelyn O. Iyamah is a liberatory designer and writer who created the term 'Racial Wellness.' With degrees in social welfare and interaction design, she uses her expertise to create books, products, and courses that encourage healing in the lives of racially oppressed communities.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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