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First and Only: What Black Women Say about Thriving at Work and in Life

First and Only: What Black Women Say about Thriving at Work and in Life

By Jennifer R Farmer

A guide for every Black woman who has found herself closing the cover on business leadership books, convinced that something is missing. Jennifer R. Farmer offers strategies for Black women to thrive in workplaces that can be ambivalent about their success. The paperback edition includes an added preface, discussion guide, and author Q&A.

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Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Publish Date: 07/26/2022
Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781506485164
ISBN-10: 1506485162
Language: English

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July 20, 2022

Our community tends to celebrate when one of our own breaks through. But there is an underbelly associated with being the first. Have we even counted the costs? They include academic, emotional, health and physical costs. READ FULL DESCRIPTION

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"Essential reading." --Marie Claire

First and Only is a guide for every Black woman who has found herself closing the cover on other business leadership books, convinced that something is missing. We are looking for roadmaps to on-the-job success while also acknowledging the unique barriers that Black women face in the workplace: hostile work environments, being perceived as the Angry Black Woman, being asked to do more for less than our white colleagues. But we can heal, fight for our liberation, and succeed in business and in our lives. In these pages, you will find a love letter to Black women that connects our personal growth and inner healing and the fight for liberation.

Trainer and activist Jennifer R. Farmer offers practical strategies for how to thrive in workplaces that can be ambivalent about Black women's success, as well as tips and stories from psychologists, activists, and organizational experts that equip us to lead others and heal past wounds. Learn to shed fear and embrace courage and vulnerability. Our path to success includes a commitment to self-care, spiritual growth, and a willingness to push for progress even as we fight for our own liberation. First and Only is not just about how to lean in, or how to discover the irrefutable laws of leadership. It's also about healing so that we can sustain work for justice and equity. It's about finding personal and social redemption--and leading other Black women to it, too.

The paperback edition includes an added preface, a discussion guide, and a Q&A with the author.

About the Author

Jennifer R. Farmer is a writer, trainer, and activist who has worked with a host of entrepreneurs, social justice organizations and advocates, and progressive faith-based leaders including Michael Render (Killer Mike), Bishop William J.

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