Why read It's Always Been Ours?

Book cover of It's Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women's Bodies

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WE WILL REWRITE THE NARARTIVE OF BLACKNESS THAT CENTERS AND CELEBRATES OUR JOY.

In It’s Always Been Ours eating disorder specialist and storyteller Jessica Wilson challenges us to rethink what having a "good" body means in contemporary society. By centering the bodies of Black women in her cultural discussions of…

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1 author picked It's Always Been Ours as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jenna Hollenstein

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Jessica Wilson, an eating disorder dietitian and storyteller, makes the undeniable case for how the diet culture has preyed on and harmed Black women in particular.

I appreciate her excavation of diet culture, revealing how it is rooted in white supremacy and therefore needs to be systematically dismantled through intentional expressions of body love, joyful expression of Black culture, and embracing your food lineage.

From Jenna's list on reality-check your relationship with food and body.