In the pages that follow, you will be immersed in the lives of several astonishing Black women who are the descendants of enslaved Africans in the Americas. These women share heart wrenching stories of how they have grappled vigorously with the unforgiving circumstances they are confronted with as mothering is juxtaposed with their Black bodies while living in America. Seen in this way, living in this peculiar nation, given the inherently flawed foundation that has been paved by systemic racism, has created a vicious cycle of destruction for the Black woman, and many fail to talk about in...