Esther Armah is an international award-winning journalist, playwright, radio host, and writer. She is currently executive director and founder of the Armah Institute of Emotional Justice, a global institute implementing the emotional justice framework she created; the institute works on projects, training, and thought leadership.
“The wonder and terror of this book is that Armah makes it clear that the emotional rot that harms the globe must be individually and systemically reckoned with or we have no chance.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America “A brilliant, pathbreaking, and wholly original intervention into the conversation on race and justice. In addition to providing a critical analysis of the world as it is, Armah gifts us with the intellectual, cultural, and emotional resources necessary to produce more beautiful and just futures.” —Marc Lamont Hill, Steve Charles Professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions, Temple University “This sharp, hard-hitting, and thought-provoking book unveils the power of language and reframes our understanding of emotion as a structural force that must be addressed through concrete actions.” —Keisha N. Blain, co-editor of the New York Times bestseller Four Hundred Souls