Black women are strong.
She demonstrates how the three core features of the ideology--emotional strength, caregiving, and independence--constrain the lives of Af.
But what, exactly, does this strength entail? And what price do Black women pay for it? In this book, the author, a psychologist and pastoral theologian, examines the burdensome Yoke that the ideology of the Strong Black Woman places upon African American women.
At least that\'s what everyone says and how they are constantly depicted.
Black women are strong