As outsiders, they have a healthier relationship to anger; they understand how to transmute it into action in highly productive ways. Researchers at Clayton State University found this to be true. As professor Kristin Neff explains in Fierce Self-Compassion: “Black women were found to report lower levels of reactive anger in situations in which they were criticized, disrespected, or negatively evaluated compared to others. These findings were interpreted to demonstrate the maturity that develops from having to deal with racism and sexism on a daily basis; Black women are able to recognize the
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