Uplifting and heartfelt, A Black Woman’s Worth: My Queen and Backbone by psychotherapist and advocate Dr. Dwayne L. Buckingham shares strategies to inspire Black women and young Black girls to take control of their lives by focusing on things that they can influence. Black communities and the world over continue to face serious social, spiritual and political dilemmas, which jeopardize and disenfranchise Black women. Behold, Black women are beautiful, Black women are powerful, and Black women are extraordinary—they are our future.

Uplifting and heartfelt, A Black Woman’s Worth: My Queen and Backbone by psychotherapist and advocate Dr. Dwayne L. Buckingham sharesinspire Black women and young Black girls to take control of their lives by focusing on things they can influence. Black communities and the world over continue to face serious social, spiritual and political dilemmas, which jeopardize and disenfranchise Black women. This powerful manifesto helps readers of all ages understand their ancestral and personal worth and empowers them to regain control of their lives and their communities. In six chapters, this powerful book celebrates women, specifically Black women, by providing strategies to prevent their demoralization. With an enlightened approach to history, the author includes specific directives and a list of one hundred most fascinating Black women of the twentieth century. Behold, Black women are beautiful, Black women are powerful, and Black women are extraordinary—they are our future.

Dwayne L. Buckingham, Ph.D., LCSW, BCD, is a psychotherapist and as well as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of R.E.A.L. Horizons Consulting Service, LLC, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Over the past fourteen years, Dr. Buckingham has provided psychological assessments, treatment and psycho-educational training to over 20,000 individuals, couples, groups, and families Worldwide. Currently, Dr. Buckingham conducts seminars for thousands of people yearly in addition to providing individual, couples and group psychotherapy to military troops and their dependents assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.