About this Event
The Free Black Women's Library is a literary hub, reading room, Black Feminist archive, and community care space that features a free store, period pantry, backyard garden, reading club, weekly book swap, and a wide array of free public programs, as well as a collection of over 5000 books written by Black women and Black nonbinary authors.
This social art project was created by artist and cultural worker OlaRonke Akinmowo in 2015, and is funded by merchandise sales and direct donations.
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The Free Black Women's Library
presents
What Is Your Rage Trying to Tell You?
An Intergenerational Community Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Mullan
What if your rage isn't simply something to get rid of, calm down, or push away?
Join Dr. Jennifer Mullan, author of Decolonizing Therapy and the forthcoming Sacred Rage, for a free, in-person community gathering exploring what our rage may be trying to tell us about what hurts, what matters, what needs protecting, and what needs to change.
Together, we will explore the messages we receive about anger and rage from our families, communities, cultures, and the world around us—and how race, gender, age, and power can shape whose rage gets heard and whose gets labeled as “too much.” Through conversation, storytelling, a simple body-based practice, and an interactive reflection exercise, we'll get curious about our own rage:
What is my rage protecting?
How can I listen to my anger without letting it make every decision for me?
You do not need to share anything personal to participate.
Come as you are—to talk, write, reflect, listen, laugh, learn, and be in community.
Free and open to teens and adults. No previous experience necessary.
Facilitator's Bio:
Dr. Jennifer Mullan, PsyD is a founder, speaker, multidisciplinary root worker, and best-selling author. As the founder and CEO of The Center for Decolonizing Therapy® and author of the best-selling book. Dr. Mullan, known as “the Rage Doctor,” is a bold, leading voice in reimagining mental health through the lens of colonization, generational trauma, and systemic harm. Her work is both embodiment and invitation—awakening the wisdom of sacred rage and ancestral healing through somatics, neuroscience, and psycho-spiritual practice. On a mission to radicalize and democratize mental health, it is Dr. Mullan’s life's work to support individuals and communities in reclaiming their wholeness. She lives on Lenape land in Northern New Jersey and is the author of the forthcoming book Sacred Rage.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room, 226 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, United States
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