The reality of Black historical trauma makes healing a form of justice [Video]

The oppression of Black people is more than just a historical or political question. The accumulated harms of centuries of slavery, segregation, mass incarceration, and racism in all forms have a psychological and medical effect, in addition to political and economic ones. Trauma, after all, describes the physical injury of the brain as a result of harmful experiences. At the scale of communities and generations, such trauma can be passed down and reproduced for decades, and even centuries. In the first of a two-part conversation, traumatologist Dr. DaMond Holt explains the medical reality of Black historical trauma, and what kinds of interventions and solutions are required to promote healing as a form of justice.

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The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible.

Mansa Musa:

This is part one of a two-part interview with Dr. DaMond Holt. He’s an author, researcher, clinician, and …