A Fresh Lexicon for Racial Reconciliation

Esther Armah, founder of the Armah Institute for Emotional Justice, focuses on unlearning "the language of whiteness" while promoting wellness, love language, innovative thought, and authentic dialogue. Realizing the need for her own emotional health, she moved to Accra, Ghana, and cultivates oranges in her backyard, embodying the principles of emotional justice she advocates.Through her writings and the institute, Armah forges a global movement rooted in truth-telling, healing, and a rejection of respectability politics. She emphasizes rejecting the narratives centered on whiteness and the burden it imposes on mental health.Armah identifies as a "global Black chick," having been born to Ghanaian parents in London, and her journalism journey influences her advocacy. Her inaugural book, "Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Healing," published in 2022, encapsulates her commitment to fostering emotional balance across the diaspora, recognizing the unique traumas faced by Black communities worldwide while emphasizing the vital link between emotional and physical health.