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Supanova Slom and Queen Afua: The Real Holy Trinity that Religion Doesn’t Speak On

By Queen Afua — 2017

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Queen Afua talks with her son about parents ending their relationships with each other and single parenting and co-parenting.

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We Went to a Support Group for Black People in America

Alzo Slade participates in an “Emotional Emancipation Circle,” an Afrocentric support group created by the Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists. It’s a safe space for Black people to share personal experiences with racism and to process racial trauma.

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How to Resolve Racially Stressful Situations—Howard C. Stevenson

If we hope to heal the racial tensions that threaten to tear the fabric of society apart, we’re going to need the skills to openly express ourselves in racially stressful situations. Through racial literacy—the ability to read, recast and resolve these situations—psychologist Howard C.

Black Healing in White Space | Sacha Armstrong-Crockett | TEDxHartford

Being an African-American growing up in a white neighborhood can be challenging. Trying to keep your identity yet navigate in a different place. It can be a challenging balance to try to adapt to different cultures, styles, and communities.

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James Cone: The Cross and the Lynching Tree

Watch leading theologian James Cone give a talk called “The Cross and the Lynching Tree” at Vanderbilt Divinity School April 3, 2013.

James H. Cone

James H. Cone, the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, came to YDS as the culmination of this semester’s All School Read program.

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Toni Morrison interview on “The Bluest Eye” and “Paradise” (1998)

Toni Morrison gives insight into her works “Paradise” and “The Bluest Eye,” criticizes sloppy criticism, and explains the challenge of writing about race for African-American writers.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “Becoming Kareem” on and off the Court | The Daily Show

NBA Hall of Famer and “Becoming Kareem” author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar compares Colin Kaepernick’s protest to his own travails as a socially engaged athlete.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

How to Speak to Your Children About Racism with Allison Briscoe-Smith

CGTN's Asieh Namdar spoke to Allison Briscoe-Smith, director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Wright Institute, on how to speak to children about racism.

Allison Briscoe-Smith

Parenting in Support of Black Lives: How to Build a Just Future for Kids (and How Media Can Help)

Through 400 years of systemic oppression and racism, our nation has failed to protect and value Black children and families.

Collective Trauma and the Stress of Racism

The stress of ongoing, systemic racism is mentally and physically traumatizing Black individuals and their communities.

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