I was not expecting this to be that bad. And I'm black. It just feels so normal that we forget how bad it is.

I got chills when she gave the example of the mother and son.

Stop telling us to 'just get over it' when the abuse still continues.🚔 Things. Must. Change.✊🏿

When she said the thing about Black mothers and their kids, it really hit home for me. My mother did it to me...had me thinking I was the dumbest kid on earth even though I taught myself how to read under the covers with a flashlight because I didn't want to be "stupid" anymore. I see the same things continuing with my siblings and their children. It's a broken family pathology.

I’m glad we’re living in a time where we can discuss the issues especially mental health issues that plague the black community. Trauma, PTSD and witnessing horrific events of violence shouldn’t be normalized! Change will come where in the hood if people can be better informed, work together collectively instead of against each other like a crabs in a barrel mentality the hood can thrive. The hood has some of the most innovative, intelligent entrepreneurs but they don’t have the resources to succeed because of their zip code.... 💯💯💯

I love how she explains this because it applies to a lot of minority cultures for example the residential school system in Canada and what it did to the indigenous people of North America. Trauma is not a one generational thing.

I saw her presentation on this YEARS ago. Glad y’all are covering it again AJ+

Anybody pushing/suing for REPARATIONS need to include this woman's findings in their case

She hasn't told ONE lie💯 I thought I was going to be dead before 25 and it absolutely takes a toll on how you exist and express your being🫶🏽🖤1

This woman aged so well....I remember watching her presentation about this as a 7 year old child with my dad

Omg..our sisters are the BEST teachers left and right.

Slavery never ended it just evolved

I cry anytime I think about what our ancestors had to endure during slavery and Jim Crow and evey time an unarmed Black person is murdered by the police... I live the trauma just thinking about the injustices perpetrated on my people. Just the thought is very very painful. That's PTSD and it will never go away. 😢

Honor and respect to Dr. Joy Degruy, we need her like we needed Dr. Welsing more today than ever before.

i have actually been guilty of the very first post traumatic syndrome she explained, knowing full well in my mind that my baby is good. now he turned out well but i really wish i could go back in 2009 and fix things.

I agree with her 100%. Ive always believed this 4 our people, jus didnt know how to correctly put n2 words.. Smart lady.. Thank you my sista..

i'll say this, as a decendent of recent immigrants, i'm extremely proud of african americans, able to stand up to some of the most horrible treatment in the course of the human race...and still persist. duro lẹwa eniyan! ❤️

Yes. Black Folks do this often. Even when referring to self

This is spot on and I think it is trauma that has been passed down. My mother denigrated me and I therefore, for brief period of time, would denigrate myself to protect myself from hate and envy and aggression for being proud and confident. One thing that is rampant in the black community is sexual abuse of little black girls and the the keeping it a secret.

I've had the privilege to be present for one of her lectures, she touched on so much truth. I could have listed for longer for the information and wisdom she was providing, and not in a negative or hurtful way, but in a way to hear and understand the why. Wish I could have been present on how to change the trauma. I would love to find like minded people wanting and willing to do the work.

One of the most prolific teachers and women.

epigenetics and generational trauma

It hurt to listen to this because black Americans are still being discriminated against

I went to her lecture on this and she is so on point. Any discussion about reparations has to include her work.

I love Dr. Joy DeGruy. I can just watch her lectures for hours without getting bored. I learned about PTSS years ago while I was in undergrad and I swear everything made sense. And I love that Al Jazeera gave her the platform to speak.

This topic is fascinating and I want to hear more from this woman and her research. Thank you for sharing!

Wow this really opened my eyes. Thanks for covering this.

Their is also genetic memory which has been passed down. The memories genetically passed down from slavery are trauma, fear , pain, inferiority, subservience etc etc

I love Dr. Joy. This should be taught HS level

The truth behind this and the way it flows both ways and still effects our society as a whole is crazy... When I was a teenager I went to a party with some friends a fight broke out (we didn't start it) one of my friends was shot, I grabbed thee gun he had dropped and shot back at the kid shooting at us... Didn't hit anyone... The kid actually responsible for shooting my friend spent 21 days in the juvenile detention center and was out free to live his life... I was 16 waived over to the country jail and being charged as an adult....at some point my family tried to appeal to the judge in my case, by not only telling but showing this person I was a good student, intelligent, decent athlete, and had a chance for success if this one mistake did not ruin my life(this woman said if I was so smart I should have known better) the end result of it all was being sentenced to 3 years in prison... Same judge gave a kid... Local celebrity of sorts he was 15 and had over 56 felonies something to that nature... She sentences him to 7or 8 months 8b a program... The people who came to speak for him stated that he was mentally challenged, and never had a chance... By all accounts I never had a chance he had many... same judge on the same day in fact sentences another young man to 10 years probation for 1st degree murder (victim was of course black) My point is the worst thing anyone could have done for me in that situation was to bring to life the belief in the white people who held my future in their hands that I could be anything other than what they saw me as...So to a very real degree this practice is still applicable

Thank you for this video. I’m quite ignorant on this subject so I would be happy to see a longer version as well.

This is sad and very eye opening I would like to thank the lady for doing research on this. I don't understand the negative votes, does it make people feel guilty or uncomfortable? Well history is sad, we need to learn from it one thumbs up from me 👍

I am having an anxiety attack. Edit: As soon as anxiety left her mouth it got worse.

Most importantly, educate yourself. First and foremost your history, your genetic makeup, where you come from specifically, and how it all effects you and the rest of us. This is a perfect example, we're stigmatized for nearly everything, within the community and outside of it, with having no idea WHY we say act speak and do things we do. I love this, may this video lead you to wanting more ❤❤❤

This is spot on my mother still does stuff like this to this day! Other parents see her around the city and ask how is her son doing she never has anything positive to say other than he is ok...and I am ex-soldier, working for the government, college grad, working to get my masters and a father raising two sons but I'm always just ok. And the other kids parents rant and rave about their children even though they kids cant hold a torch to what I do or have done. That crap has hurt me all my life!!

One of my Professors spoke on this very subject, Thank You for this expanded knowledge.

This is soooo interesting! Great examples!

Had I'd known this info as a kid I would have fought the system in a whole better way than just social rebellion. This needs more than 5 mins...I need the full discourse!!!

Tears are about to burst through!

Wow I’m so moved by this. Thank you. Absolutely necessary and should be in schools.

Excellent video ✍🏽👊🏾👍🏽

Wow, this is amazing! Thank you. This is never looked at or seen as an issue that occurred because of slavery! PTSD is usually only related to people who went to war but, slavery is as traumatic and even worse than war. In the present day, this trauma gets worse because there is still trauma through systematic racism. Such as cases of police brutality against blacks on false assumptions, as well as academic oppression we see through the news about a school principal not allowing a boy to graduate because his dreads were too long? Anything is used to still oppress blacks. And unfortunately, some black people don't try to solve these problems by challenging the system, instead, they participate in gang violence and other distractions, to not deal with the larger issue of oppression.

Awesome. Wow. Thanks for sharing.

Genetically Passed Down, Been Studying for 20 Year's.

this is eye opening!

WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was so good I need to hear an entire conference on it. She could just go on and on. Everyone in America needs to learn about this!!!

Dr. DeGruy looks so good!!! Since the pandemic in 2020, I have been following her work!

Wow, extremely fascinating. Thank your teaching us this. Truly explains quite a bit

Wowww..she really made me think, bcs I too am guilty when someone compliments my kids for ex on how respectful they are I tend to dwn play it and say stuff like “yea but they tear my nerves up “ I do that with any compliment actually and I never realized what I was doing mentally.. wow!!

MY GOD I LOVE THIS WOMEN

Thank you for shining a light on this.

Oh dope, I learned about Dr Joy DeGruy from that Out of Darkness documentary! I’m glad she’s interviewed here too

I would love to see her do an episode on generational trauma with native American people because we have face the same types of traumas and worse and there's a lot of people who don't quite get it yet

So Real. I am grateful that we able to begin to hold these conversations. Ans HEAL. Really work towards the healing collectively. Thank you. Blessings 💜

So grateful for this video 💜 i pray we all heal productively

This was so enlightening. I genuinely enjoyed receiving this knowledge.

Dr DeGruy's video is very interesting. I like to also think about how we, as a culture, have excelled and exceeded despite environmental stressors and assaults

Right on. Informative video. I must add that Willie lynch is still in full effect in 2019. It's a must read for all my sisters and brothers who are in the spirit of truth. Thanks to our sister for such excellent breakdown.

..."Social justice and change, that's where part of the healing is, -It's not in a clinical setting or a pill. It's in fairness and justice".... ~Nicely put, lady. Thank You. These words are useful and I wonder that people have been seeking them.....

Whew the knowledge this woman has. She GETS IT. period.

I agree that we need to take a look at institutional problems. We all need to highlight every time when there is a difference in how justice, rewards, and penalties are delivered. Our society needs an attitude adjustment. It isn't good enough to be satisfied that we have what we need, but we need to fight for others to have what we have.

She's smart and attractive!!

I’m so fortunate to have had Joy Degruy talk to me and my classmates personally in a UMOJA Conference in San Diego.

So happy to see Dr. Joy DeGruy today. I have listened to her information before but in have not listened to it recently. I think it is important to have this as a regular reminder of what we have been through and unfortunately are still still enduring. I find that we internalize all of this external trauma and accept it as a normal part of life. Having this reminder helps to address what is really occurring.

omg...that story about the two mothers was an aha moment.......slavey did not end...it evolved.

Wow!! She just blew my mind with how well she laid that all out! We should all share this video with everyone we know. She's brilliant

Great info as always doctor!

Thank you so much for posting this insightful video!

I'm so thankful for this woman!

I hope this message gets spread everywhere because everyone needs to hear this! ❤️

Namaste! OMG!! Am I glad to see this video. I have enjoyed your talks, but nevwr got around to reading the book. But, the information is so powerful and worthy of attention. Thank you for all you do. A thousand times isn't enough!!!

Great video much respect!

I LOVE HER!!!!! Thank you, Dr. Joy deGruy, for your research.

You Tube needs to add a citation button so we can reference their videos!

Hi Dr.Joy can you please keep making OUR video.

This is super important and I’m grateful for it.

I've known about this for years. It's a real thing. I'm a Jew, and my black friends and I really bond over our shared experiences of generational trauma. Jews like me have been able to rise up more because our Jewishness isn't visible like it is for black people, but the memories are still there. I really want so badly to be able to help my black brothers and sisters, but I just don't know how. If even I as a visibly white person can't get over all the horrible things that have been done to my ancestors in the past and still get panic attacks over those things, how can I help my friends who don't blend in as well as I do? Generational trauma is such an awful phenomenon. How do you end something like that? I try, and I try, and I try to help others who suffer from it, but it just seems like nothing is enough :'(

I love this woman. I've been a fan for years.

I read your book and it made me understand our black men and women. I could not stop crying. God bless you and your work! ❤🇹🇹❤

This is the best explanation I have heard of this topic.

So true it’s in Embed in Our scars from slavery.

So so true OMG that explains a lot about my family. God bless this wonderful Doctor

I am completely overwhelmed by what I have just seen. 😲 Seeing the example of the mothers in the class room is my life. I'm 58 yrs. Old. And I'm totally blown away. My didn't even what me to hug her in public. And not that much in private. She is passed now. I know she loved me. But just wouldn't show it. Now I know why.😭

Very very very interesting! So glad I came across this video.

Very smart young lady , I totally agree yet never looked at it that way.

You can explain this all day and to many it won't matter a damn.

OMG! I'm so glad somebody is touching on this topic with the correct terminology and the words and the vocabulary oh my God I'm so glad.

Dr. Joy DeGruy!!! YEEESSSS!! I am so impressed by your work-it makes me want to DO something, something BIG!!!! WE NEED HELP!! Our people are dying every day and it hurts so bad!! THESE OTHER PEOPLE DON'T GET!! We are such an amazing people but we don't realize everything we need is with each other! We need to come together and have a talk-how do we get the ball rolling on a large scale? Those who have platforms are not crying loud . . .WE NEED HELP!!

PTSD is a huge public health issue, since it is multi general, what she's talking about is at such a different level, I hope there will be more research/education so future generations don't carry that stress.

This theory I believe is highly applicable in Africa as well. The trauma of white bodies from systems like colonialism affected black bodies on the continent too.

So glad it’s a video on this

She’s one of my teachers. I never met her but I’ve learned so much from her.

Facts! So true

Wow...always knew we still suffered from it but to listen to her break it all the way down like that is heart wrenching

I stumbled on this because I am currently reading her book, of the same title. Brilliant work.

really well explained! thank you for this

This is so true . I am 25 with 2 degrees and I am very modest so I feel like when I am complimented I downplay myself. Like oh yea it’s no big deal. And this is why ! It also hits me when shopping sometimes at fancy stores like it’s almost expected that someone will think I’m stealing because of what I have been through . It goes on and on . White people have no clue how AA have to navigate through this society and how easy they have it here in this country.. it’s like we are always aware of our color in white settings and that’s something they will never experience . Lastly , white people have no clue how much they will pay for their crimes and how that entitled bs stems from slavery. And I wish black folks would understand that team light skin bs also stems from slavery and it brings down self esteem of little black girls . Not accepted by the dominant society and their own culture telling them they are not beautiful enough because of skin color. Sad !

"It happened so long ago" indeed. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for my Revolutionary War re-enactment weekend lol

What a brilliant sisterwoman devoted to helping and uplifting our people and educating others along the way!

I can’t explain how much I appreciate seeing this video…after we finally learn what they were doing, the damage is already done.