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The Joy of the Disinherited: Essays on Trauma, Oppression, and Black Mental Health
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About The Joy Of The Disinherited: Essays On
Product Description Could being Black in America make you sick? Over the last decade, Kevin Dedner has been on a mission to explore this powerful and troubling question, shining an unconventional spotlight on the impact of racism on mental health. In his debut book, The Joy of the Disinherited, Dedner articulates his call for urgent change: We must knock down the invisible barriers that make it harder for Black people to get the mental health care they need and deserve. Building on American author and civil rights leader Howard Thurman's Jesus and the Disinherited, widely considered a manual of resistance for the oppressed, Dedner uses Thurman's teachings to come to terms with the impact oppression has had on his own mental health and the mental health of Black Americans, digging into family stories as examples of the legacy of unresolved generational trauma of the disinherited. As a public health professional who has spent his career working on high-profile issues, Dedner uses his autobiographical essays to highlight the latest mental health research, while simultaneously interrogating the invisible barriers he has encountered along his own mental health journey. Dedner weaves together research, personal storytelling and a powerful sense of our shared history to drive the conversation about the future of mental health care for the Black community and other underserved groups ever forward. Review "There is finally a movement to understand and reckon with the systemic racism in this country - but the way in which information is delivered makes all the difference. Kevin is able to reach all of us by weaving his own human experience and insight into these monumental issues. Empathy is a powerful tool. As my uncle, President John F. Kennedy said in his national address on civil rights, 'who among us would be content to have the color of his skin changed and stand in his place? Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay?'" -- Honorable Patrick Kennedy, Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity "Dedner's noble endeavor to resurrect [Howard] Thurman's teachings within a poetic and articulate discourse on Black self-esteem and mental health - recurring themes in Thurman's books - will be a blessing for years to come. I know this book will not only challenge you, but put you on the path to find your own growing edge, and centering moment within the hectic and noisy world of today. " -- Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois
