Jennifer R. Farmer is een schrijver, trainer en activistische communicator wiens werk ingaat op thema's als geloof, leiderschapsontwikkeling en kwesties rond gender en ras. Haar werk is verschenen in vooraanstaande publicaties en onderzoekt de unieke uitdagingen waarmee zwarte vrouwen in professionele omgevingen worden geconfronteerd. Als oprichter van Spotlight PR LLC gebruikt ze haar expertise om organisaties en leiders die zich inzetten voor sociale en raciale rechtvaardigheid te helpen opvallen in het medialandschap. Farmers inzichten in de kruising van politiek, belangenbehartiging en media zijn cruciaal geweest voor het versterken van de stemmen van degenen die zij ondersteunt.
Rena is 17 and nothing gets to her. Not even when her parents kick her out and her older brother has to take her abroad with him. In Uganda, at a school for ex-child soldiers, she meets Alice, a girl her own age who has seen and done worse than Rena ever did. As friendship develops, so does the risk of betrayal.
As Black women, we have to work twice as hard to be perceived as half as skilled. We have to work until August of this year to earn what a white man made by last December. We are besieged by racist and sexist bullying online. People feel free to touch and comment on our hair--and then ask us why we seem so angry.First and Only is a guide for every woman who has found herself closing the cover on other leadership books that omit our true experiences and strengths. In these pages, trainer and activist Jennifer R. Farmer helps readers learn what is required for the long haul of liberation by providing a roadmap to on-the-job success, challenging systemic racism, and seeking inner healing through the sustaining power of faith. She offers practical strategies for Black women to thrive in workplaces that can be ambivalent about their success, as well as tips and stories from psychologists, activists, and organizational experts that equip Black women to lead others and heal past wounds.The path for success for Black women includes a commitment to self-care, spiritual growth, and a willingness to push for progress even as we fight for our own liberation. First and Only is not just about how to lean in, or how to discover the irrefutable laws of leadership. It's about how to heal so you can sustain work for justice and equity. It's about finding personal and social redemption--and leading others to find it too.
as the damaged, defiant stories unravelit is impossible to remain unmoved.-- Lucy Powell, TimeOut