A Renaissance of Our Own

Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level, but also fully ready to change the world … an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir * Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic *
Dazzling -a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice * Elle *
Profoundly moving and powerful … you will leave these pages changed for the better * Gabrielle Union, author of We’re Going to Need More Wine *
Beautiful … This book is not meant to be simply consumed but explored * Joy Harden Bradford, founder of Therapy for Black Girls and author of Sisterhood Heals *
Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the thread bare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible … if we give ourselves permission to re-imagine our existences * Sonya Renee Taylor, author of The Body is Not an Apology *
A collection of lessons and questions that prompt the reader’s own life redesign * Time Magazine *

Rachel Cargle is an Akron, Ohio-born public academic, writer, and lecturer working at the intersection of race and womanhood. She is the creator of “The Great Unlearn,” an online learning space that provides resources and critical discourse with a monthly curriculum taught by Black academics and thinkers whose work points toward a more equitable future. She is also the founder of Elizabeth’s of Akron, a bookstore and writing center that promotes, amplifies and celebrates marginalized voices, and she founded The Loveland Foundation, Inc. which offers free mental health care through the Therapy Fund for Black women and girls.

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