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  Date / Time: 10/24/2009 5:27 PM UTC

  OUR COMMON GROUND October 24 - 9 pm ET "Post Traumatic Slavery
  

  Examining long-term, trans-inter-generational post traumatic slave syndrome in the context of contemporary family, youth, and social infras

  

  Examining long-term, trans-inter-generational post traumatic slave syndrome in the context of contemporary family, youth, and social infrastructure failures.
  

  Immoral anti-social and civic behavior; social

  dysfunction, mental and emotional illness, illiteracy and addictive behavior in the Black community. What are the roots ?
  

  
  

  Psychic trauma is defined as an inescapable event that overwhelms an individual’s existing coping mechanism. The stressors in PTSD could be markedly distressing to anyone and experience intense fear, terror and helplessness. Such gruesome situations experienced as being brutally raped or assaulted; in bloody hand-tohand combat; severely tortured in death camps; continuous bombing; trapped for several days in a deep mining tunnel; and other severe life-threatening situations in life.

  
  

  It’s irrelevant that you weren’t alive during slavery days. I wasn’t there either! But what we as a nation face today has been heavily impacted by our history, whether we’re talking in the gulf between the haves and have-nots; education gaps between white and black children; or the racial disparities in our prisons.

  
  The discussion will be base on the work of Dr Joy De Gruy on Post Tramuatic Slave Syndrome
  
  Dr. Joy DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. Dr. Joy, as most know her, is a tell-it-like-it-is ambassador for healing and a voice for those who've struggled in search of the past, and continue to struggle through the present. A highly skilled and educated activist for social justice, Dr. Joy reaches people on the community level and has a captivating way of persuading others to search for a deeper understanding of themselves.
  
  Dr. Joy is the acclaimed author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome—America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, and the newly released, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: The Study Guide. In P.T.S.S.: The Study Guide, Dr. Joy revisits the topics she covers in P.T.S.S. and provides a detailed mapping of how you can begin the change process in your personal life, employment, family and in your community. She illustrates how—with thoughtful self–exploration—each of us can evaluate our behaviors and replace negative and damaging behaviors with those that will promote, ensure and sustain the healing and advancement of African Americans.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham
  October 24, 2009 ~ 9 - 11PM ET
  Call-in Number: (347) 838-9852

  

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  We hope that you will join us for this important discussion. You may want to take a look at the Resource Materials available for this show.
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