Archetypes of Black Womanhood: Implications for Mental Health, Coping, and Help-Seeking

The bodies of Black women have long been sites of trauma that carry the weight of the past and present-day stereotypes that dehumanize, and that are illustrative of the traumatizing effects of the multiple forms of gendered and racial injustices that harm Black women spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically. Using an intersectional analysis, this paper examines some of the most pervasive and long-standing controlling societal …