02298cam a2200313 i 4500 615933833 TxAuBib 20230313120000.0 230105s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023002324 9780306827693 HRD 29.00 0306827697 HRD 29.00 TxAuBib rda Wilson, Jessica, author. It's always been ours [BOOK] : rewriting the story of Black women's bodies / Jessica Wilson. It has always been ours. First edition. New York : Hachette Go, 2023. vii, 269 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 body image, food, health, and wellness, Wilson argues that we can interrogate white supremacy’s hold on us and reimagine the ways we think about, discuss, and tend to our bodies. A narrative that spans the year of racial reckoning (that wasn't), It’s Always Been Ours is an incisive blend of historical documents, contemporary writing, and narratives of clients, friends, and celebrities that examines the politics of body liberation. Wilson argues that our culture’s fixation on thin, white women reinscribes racist ideas about Black women's bodies and ways of being in the world as "too much." For Wilson, this white supremacist, capitalist undergirding in wellness movements perpetuates a culture of respectability and restriction that force Black women to perform unhealthy forms of resilience and strength at the expense of their physical and psychological needs. Wilson shows us how a radical reimagining of body narratives is a prerequisite to well-being. Provided by publisher. 20230313. African American women Health and hygiene. Body image in women. Eating disorders in women.