{"product_id":"beyond-the-surface-uncovering-the-microaggressions-black-women-endure-the-paperback","title":"Beyond The Surface: Uncovering The Microaggressions Black Women Endure: The - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Blake-Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are not imagining it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are not \"too sensitive.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd we are not alone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery day, Black women move through workplaces, classrooms, hospitals, group chats, and grocery store aisles dodging \"small\" comments, decisions, and denials that cut deep. In \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Surface: Uncovering the Microaggressions Black Women Endure\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Andrea Blake-Garrett-veteran educator, wellness author, and, in 2001, the first Black Science supervisor in her district's 133-year history-names what so many of us have been forced to swallow in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on personal testimony, stories from other Black women, and a wide body of research, this book reveals how microaggressions show up in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork and leadership: reputational pre-loading, stolen ideas, back-room retaliation, and the \"angry Black woman\" trap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchools and campuses: being treated as tokens, doubted as scholars, and over-disciplined as \"problems.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth care: pain dismissal, racist medical myths, and the deadly legacy of figures like J. Marion Sims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia and culture: images that script us as angry, hypersexual, or endlessly nurturing-and punish us for refusing the role.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDating, friendships, and public life: fetishization, colorism, \"Karens,\" surveillance, and first-class side-eye.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not only a book about harm. It is a book about language, boundaries, and recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross ten chapters, Dr. Blake-Garrett: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGives words to experiences Black women know in our bones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnects our stories to history, law, policy, and systems-so we stop blaming ourselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnpacks the psychological toll: racial battle fatigue, hypervigilance, imposter feelings, internalized racism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers concrete self-protection strategies for work, school, health care, and daily life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShares tools for resilience-community, Black Greek sisterhood, mindfulness, movement, sunlight, natural remedies, spiritual grounding, and affirmations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a 30-prompt therapeutic journal framework to help you recognize microaggressions, honor your emotions, set boundaries, and move forward on your own terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Black women, this book is both mirror and shield. For allies, it is required reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a book, Beyond the Surface is a toolkit and a boundary line: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou do not have my permission to devalue me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43328375226457,"sku":"9798295598586","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/MOIDrLOk_Q9798295598586.webp?v=1779136673","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-surface-uncovering-the-microaggressions-black-women-endure-the-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}