African-Americans have endured one of the most painful eras of American history – an era that has been normalized and justified not only by institutions that have been complicit with slavery but also by African-Americans themselves. Dr. Joy DeGruy is the author of “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing”, she argues that African-Americans suffer from a deep psychological trauma that has been passed on through generations.
Dr. DeGruy explores African-American history, cultural behavior and the trauma of slavery and racism’s impacts on African-Americansand society as a whole. Dr. DeGruy advocates for recognition and collective healing.
Special thanks to Dr. Joy DeGruy and the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Dr. Joy DeGruy, researcher, educator and author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing; Belvie Rooks, educator, author and co-founder of Growing a Global Heart.
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Q&A with Dr. Joy DeGruy & Belvie Rooks, author and co-founder of “Growing A Global Heart.”
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks by Randall Robinson
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by Tom Burrell
A Change Is Gonna Come- Lamont Hadley
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