Breaking through a wall of collective denial to tell the sobering truth that crippling low self-esteem has reached epidemic proportions among black people, hooks examines and identifies the barriers - political and cultural - that keep black people from emotional well-being. With her characteristically keen insight and practical wisdom she discusses mental health as the new revolutionary frontier and, more importantly, shows readers how to repair the damage in every area of life. A blueprint for healing, this title sees hooks at her invigorating and thoughtful best