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We are not imagining it.
We are not "too sensitive."
And we are not alone.
Every day, Black women move through workplaces, classrooms, hospitals, group chats, and grocery store aisles dodging "small" comments, decisions, and denials that cut deep. In Beyond the Surface: Uncovering the Microaggressions Black Women Endure, 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.
Drawing on personal testimony, stories from other Black women, and a wide body of research, this book reveals how microaggressions show up in:
But this is not only a book about harm. It is a book about language, boundaries, and recovery.
Across ten chapters, Dr. Blake-Garrett:
For Black women, this book is both mirror and shield. For allies, it is required reading.
More than a book, Beyond the Surface is a toolkit and a boundary line:
You do not have my permission to devalue me.
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