Since Michelle Obama has been thrust into the spotlight as the first black first lady, everywhere you look, from major newspapers, documentary films, and national TV talk shows to music videos, universities, and corporate settings, professional black women are the hot topic of discussion–for better or worse.
In Black Woman Redefined, Sophia Nelson, respected columnist and blogger, arms black women with the necessary tools and encouragement to redefine themselves and overcome destructive notions floating around in the media that these women can’t have it all–a career, a love life, and a healthy balance.
Black Woman Redefined teaches black women how to transform unsettling trends, such as high workplace stress, damaging stereotypes, and challenging personal life options, to achieve:
- Positive, multi-dimensional relationships
- Balanced and emotionally rewarding lives
- Good health
- Spirituality that doesn’t reject sexuality
- Satisfying, successful and flexible careers
Nelson uses original, groundbreaking national research conducted by nationally respected pollsters and scientists from Xavier University to provide black women with the answers to the burning questions that everyone is asking about them: Why are so many accomplished black women suffering from depression? Has Michelle Obama moved the ball for professional black women in a new and positive direction? Why can’t professional black women truly crack the glass ceiling in corporate America? Why are 70 percent of all black professional women unmarried?
Black Woman Redefined explains why black women must begin to understand their unique patterns, contexts, and strengths–rather than focusing on their weaknesses and limitations. By doing so, Nelson says, their innate beauty, brilliance, compassion, sensuality, and soul, will be revealed, fulfilling their true destinies.
