"This excellent book skillfully showcases Smith's method for identifying and healing from grief and finding wholeness." – Library Journal Review, January 2025 Dear Black woman, you are not alone. God has not disregarded your pain and suffering. God sees you. God knows you. God understands. In Black Woman Grief, Natasha Smith unearths a painful reality that is tangled within our nation's roots and DNA: trauma, loss, and grief are embedded in the lived experience of the Black woman in the United States. Smith talks about grief that is specifically applicable to Black women, providing them with affirmation and a safe place to exhale. Yet, amid a broken world and broken systems that have weighed down Black women for generations, Smith reminds us that there is hope because the kingdom of God is at hand. In Black Woman Grief, Natasha Smith
- takes us readers through narrative and biblical truths - provides a space made by and for Black women to be seen and understood by God - encourages Black women to live a God-filled life in a grief-filled world
"This book is a love letter to Black women who grieve, and a roadmap for those who know and love Black women who grieve."
Quantrilla Ard, author, speaker, and grief coach at It's All Grief to Me, from the forewor
"I believe this is a very timely and relevant topic that is needed for this generation. This book is a gift to Black women everywhere."
Jacqueline Horbrook, founder and CEO of Black Christian Influencers
"In Black Woman Grief, Natasha Smith provides a safe place for Black women to address what's grieving us while taking us by the hand and gently paving a path toward wholeness. Through biblical wisdom, healthy practical examples, and her personal lived experiences with grief, Natasha reframes the idea of the strong Black woman, provides language to our pain, and gives every woman who feels like she's drowning in grief a lifeline of hope. This book is a gift to the Black woman's soul and is more necessary than ever."
Christina Patterson, founder and president of Beloved Women
