ABSTRACT
This chapter explains that black women were fully engaged in constructing communities of resistance. The sexist thinking of black men may have inhabited their involvement but it did not make them quit or give up. Contemporary black females seeking self-recovery can renew our commitment to building communities of resistance, by carrying on this legacy. Thich Nhat Hanh says that the purpose of resistance is 'to seek the healing of yourself to be able to see clearly'. He helps us to understand that the environments we live in determine and influence our ability to heal: A pagoda, a temple, a church, is built-in a way that when you enter you recover yourself, you come into contact with the absolute reality, with Buddha, with Buddhahood. Organizations like The Black Women's Health Project that begin with small groups of black women coming together and then expand to national organizations show the power of coming together to serve one another collectively.
