The current study investigates the relationship between Black activism and self-care among five Black womxn scholar-activists. Through collaborative autoethnography, we demonstrate that one byproduct of our Black activism is a cultural-relevant form of self-care that works to buffer the psychological impacts of racism and other forms of oppression. Findings suggest that our pathway to Black activism involves an “awakening,” which furthers identity development, and facilitates connectedness and self-love, underscores the salience of representation, and creates opportunity for broad social and structural change. This is to suggest that despite the potential deleterious psychophysiological consequences that accompany the engagement in activism, we have identified five unintended self-care benefits that play a central role in bolstering activists’ psychological well-being.

当前的研究调查了五位黑人妇女活动家中黑人行动主义与自我照顾之间的关系。通过合作的民族志，我们证明了黑人行动主义的副产品是一种与文化相关的自我保健形式，其作用是缓冲种族主义和其他压迫形式的心理影响。研究结果表明，我们通往黑人行动主义的道路涉及“唤醒”，这将促进身份发展，并促进联系和自我爱护，强调代表的重要性，并为广泛的社会和结构变革创造机会。这表明尽管参与行动主义会带来潜在的有害心理生理后果，