In the American Psychologist’s November issue, Core Faculty Affiliate Keisha Bentley-Edwards links the constant demand for Black women and girls to be resilient to lasting adverse health effects.
“There’s a price paid on our health and relationships when we are in constant ‘fight or flight’ mode.”
Dr. Bentley-Edwards is the Associate Director of Research and Director of the Health Equity Working Group for the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and an Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, at Duke University. She holds several leadership positions within Duke’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and faculty affiliations with Duke’s Global Health and Cancer Institutes.
See a more in depth summary of the study by the Duke Global Health Institute here: The Problem with Black Resiliency
Access the study here: I am not (your) superwoman, Black girl magic, or beautiful struggle: Rethinking the resilience of Black women and girls.
