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Showing posts with label ACTIVISM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ACTIVISM. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTIVISTS - 11 FACES TO WATCH

Tomorrow's Leaders: 11 Faces to Watch


 
 

All under age 50, these young African American activists are carrying the torch for change

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

THE TRAUMA OF SLAVERY

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Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery




Featuring: 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.

THE ABOVE IS 20 MINUTES OR SO OF AN HOUR AND A HALF TALK BY DR. DeGruy.  The rest of the talk is on the National Radio Project site.  

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Related:

You may want to also read Danielle Belton's article for Clutch Magazine - Safety Versus Independence: For Black Parents Sometimes You Can’t Have Both

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