“Tobuildaworldthatworksforeveryone,wemustfirstmaketheradicaldecisiontoloveeveryfacetofourselves...’Thebodyisnotanapology’isthemantraweshouldallembrace.“--Kimberl矇Crenshaw,legalscholarandfounderandExecutiveDirector,AfricanAmericanPolicyForum“Taylorinvitesustobreakupwithshame,todeepenourliteracy,andtoliberateourpracticeofcelebratingeverybodyandneverapologizingforthisbodythatismineandtakescareofmesowell.“--AliciaGarza,cocreatoroftheBlackLivesMatterGlobalNetworkandStrategy+PartnershipsDirector,NationalDomesticWorkersAlliance“Hermanifestoonradicalself-loveislifealtering--requiredreadingforanyonewhostruggleswithbodyimage.“--ClaireFoster,ForewordReviewHumansareavariedanddivergentbunchwithallmannerofbeliefs,morals,andbodies.Systemsofoppressionthriveoffourinabilitytomakepeacewithdifferenceandinjuretherelationshipwehavewithourownbodies.TheBodyIsNotanApologyoffersradicalself-loveasthebalmtohealthewoundsinflictedbytheseviolentsystems.World-renownedactivistandpoetSonyaReneeTaylorinvitesustoreconnectwiththeradicaloriginsofourmindsandbodiesandcelebrateourcollective,enduringstrength.Asweawakentoourownindoctrinatedbodyshame,wefeelinspiredtoawakenothersandtointerruptthesystemsthatperpetuatebodyshameandoppressionagainstallbodies.Whenweactfromthistruthonaglobalscale,weusherinthetransformativeopportunityofradicalself-love,whichistheopportunityforamorejust,equitable,andcompassionateworld--forusall.
