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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. How Is It Different From PTSD? - AJ+ Opinion

2019

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How is Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome different from PTSD? Dr. Joy DeGruy explains how trauma can be passed on generation after generation. How is Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome different from PTSD? Dr. Joy DeGruy explains how trauma can be passed on generation after generation.

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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet

This primer on intersectional environmentalism aims to educate the next generation of activists on creating meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable change.

Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps: Black Women’s Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1914–1965

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The Legacy of Audre Lorde

There is this thing that happens, all too often, when a Black woman is being introduced in a professional setting. Her accomplishments tend to be diminished. The introducer might laugh awkwardly, rushing through whatever impoverished remarks they have prepared.

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