The “strong Black woman” image has historically served as a justification for Black women's
oppression. While the image persists as a measure of control, it also serves as a powerful …

The “Strong Black Woman” ideal is a long-established image in US society placing
pressures on Black American women to maintain a façade of strength, self-sufficiency, and …

Black women are a structurally oppressed group in a subordinate position in the power
hierarchy. Language is an important demonstration of group identity and is used to manage …

The “strong Black woman” is a controlling image that pressures Black women to maintain a
façade of strength. The Strong Black Woman Collective Theory posits that Black women …

ABSTRACT The Strong Black Woman (SBW) archetype incorporates the fusion of strength,
independence, resilience, caretaking, and invulnerability which informs behavior and self …

The following manuscript explores trans individuals' lived experiences with practitioners and
the types of advice they suggested be provided to practitioners treating trans patients to …

The typical refugee has not only fled her native country and been evicted from her native
social architecture, but also her sense of personhood has been displaced. She is faced with …

Many Black women consider learning and educational access an essential part of their
personal growth, professional aspirations, and in some cases, their freedom. Examining …

This article explores the boundaries between clinicians and clients in light of the construct of
solidarity. A universal conception of boundaries is critiqued and a culturally congruent view …

This study employs the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to explain and describe the
interpenetration of personal, enacted, and relational frames of identity within the context of …