{"product_id":"full-of-myself-black-womanhood-and-the-journey-to-self-possession-9780593728369","title":"Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a time of rising authoritarianism and attacks on personal freedoms, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI'm Still Here\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles her efforts to live as her full self in a society that wants women--and Black women in particular--to do anything but that.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an antiracism educator and writer leading through America's cycles of racial unrest, Austin Channing Brown reached a crossroads. \"I love my work,\" she writes, \"and I am tired. We are tired. Tired of protesting. Tired of 'saving democracy.' Tired of educating and explaining.\" She began to ask, \"What do I deserve, not just as a citizen but as a human?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull of Myself\u003c\/i\u003e answers that question. Weaving personal narrative with perceptive social commentary, Brown offers a look at the mechanisms that limit who Black women are allowed to be--at work, at home, in community--and the defining moments when she decided that self-possession is the justice work she had been made to undervalue. From skinny-dipping in the ocean to becoming a mom, she delves into the drama of life and invites readers to begin defining themselves not as empty vessels to improve the world, but as a people born free in spirit, in hope, in joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Black women seeking to understand the true roots of their burnout, or for anyone wondering what it means to live joyfully in a hostile world, \u003ci\u003eFull of Myself\u003c\/i\u003e is a breath of fresh air and an invitation to full humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Convergent Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593728369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Austin Channing Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280964223157,"sku":"9780593728369","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c9e1ac83-6569-403a-a253-eb6aae5486ea.jpg?v=1751470013","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/full-of-myself-black-womanhood-and-the-journey-to-self-possession-9780593728369","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}