PHL Board Member Ebony Moody Centers Black Women’s Perspectives in New Anthology
Public Health Liberation Board Member Ebony Moody recently published an anthology of Black women’s life experiences. Black Women Win: Stories to Celebrate, Honor Salute, and Acknowledge Black Women presents ten amazing women who journeyed from tragedy to triumph. Representing many facets and walks of life, this anthology embodies tales of love, trauma, and victory. These stories uplift and showcase Black women’s successes and immense sacrifices that have been unseen, unheard, and swept under the rug for centuries. Sharing these stories breaks the chains of shame and guilt and opens paths of healing, gratitude and holistic health. This book was written to inspire women across the globe to pursue their heart-filled dreams and to defy the odds.
The intersectionality of race, gender, spirituality, family, health, and community showcases the rich and complex lives of Black women. “Readers will find that the impact of this moving page-turner reaches well beyond each individual co-author’s poignant essay,” said PHL Founder Christopher Williams. “This anthology makes a clarion call to defend and support Black women. We must commit to centering these perspectives in all facets of society - research, policymaking, community development, and public health. A major strength of Black Women Win is that it invites readers to view Black women in all of their diversity through their perspectives.”
Ebony Moody is a co-author for the inaugural Public Health Liberation (PHL) manuscript, part of the majority Black female authorship. This anthology is consistent with the PHL principles of intersectionality and liberation theory. “Mistreatment of women leaders, especially Black American women, and their communities is best understood as re-traumatization considering the legacies of historical trauma against women, Black Americans, and the poor.” PHL posits that accelerated health equity depends on works like Black Women Win. Given the unique role of women within the African American community, Black women are one of the most important pathways through which community health equity can be achieved.”
Ebony Moody is an entrepreneur and editor extraordinaire. She began writing at the age of nine and published her first literary work at 12. Growing up in the inner city of Washington, D.C., infested with crime and drugs she realized that writing was the superpower that would get her away from that environment. After a tenured career in corporate America and educational leadership, Ebony decided to return to her first love of writing. She birthed Lynn River Books where she helps entrepreneurs, educators and everyday people share their stories with the world.
