List: Racial Trauma | Curated by Dr. Jarryd Willis PhD

Apr 6, 2023
31 stories
Racial Trauma
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An Injustice!
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Dorothy Hines, Ph. D.
LSU’s Angel Reese is Every Black Woman in AmericaTired of double standards when we are unapologetically ourselves
Apr 4, 2023
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Apr 4, 2023
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Cultured
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Dr. Allison Wiltz
Why White People Use This Racial Slur to Describe Brazil NutsAnd what does this phrase say about the dehumanization of Black people
Feb 1, 2023
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Feb 1, 2023
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Mary in Paris
The story of a black “white” womanIn the previous story, I talked about the fact of being a black woman who don’t fit the stereotypes assigned to us and I compared it with a…
Jan 25, 2023
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Jan 25, 2023
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Momentum
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Jeremy Helligar
The Summer I Turned BlackHow I went from merely accepting my race to proudly and passionately embracing it.
Jan 18, 2023
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Jan 18, 2023
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Steve QJ
What Colour Is A Hero?The balancing act of representation.
Feb 26, 2022
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Feb 26, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Simmy
We Need To Stop Excusing Asia’s Treatment of Black TouristsIntentions and ignorance don’t outweigh the impact
Oct 23, 2021
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Oct 23, 2021
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DarkSkyLady
The Only “Illness” Is White Privilege“Get Her Away From Me” Karen Edition
Jul 18, 2021
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Jul 18, 2021
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Curated Newsletters
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Zuri Stevens
White People Don’t Like My Loud Black LaughSorry folks, I was born this way
Oct 3, 2021
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Oct 3, 2021
21
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ZORA
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Whitney Alese
Don’t Call Me ‘Sis’: Black Women, White Women and BoundariesIt was the social media post heard all over TikTok.
Sep 26, 2021
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Sep 26, 2021
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Sufficiently Black Podcast
How Can We Move Forward in a Colorist Society?Colorism is common in many cultures and has been as long as we can remember. Why is it still so hard for us to address and move past in the…
Aug 11, 2021
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Aug 11, 2021
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Curated Newsletters
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Steve QJ
A Rich Tapestry Of PrivilegeIs there a better way to think about our differences?
Jul 10, 2021
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Jul 10, 2021
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In
Curated Newsletters
by
Zuri Stevens
How My Mixed Race Family And I Survived A Racist VillageIt was the hardest thing I have ever had to do
Sep 4, 2021
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Sep 4, 2021
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Age of Awareness
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Tim Wise
Obliviousness is the Most Destructive Privilege of AllNot knowing others’ experiences — or recognizing our own lenses — intensifies division and makes achieving justice harder
Aug 31, 2021
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Aug 31, 2021
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LEVEL
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The Only Black Guy In the Office
In 2020, My Zoom Background Says Everything I’m ThinkingVirtual surroundings can communicate a lot without speaking a word.
Sep 21, 2020
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Sep 21, 2020
5
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LEVEL
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The Only Black Guy In the Office
Assimilation Is Inevitable for Black ProfessionalsI keep it realer than most while on the job, but there are limits to how freely I’ll speak around my co-workers
Jul 20, 2021
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Jul 20, 2021
10
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ZORA
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iWriteTee
“Sit Down, Be Humble”: Black Women’s Default PositionStop Handling Me! A lifelong litany of demands and commands called out and quickly ignored
Jul 13, 2021
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Jul 13, 2021
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Curated Newsletters
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Zuri Stevens
When White Men Control Black Womens’ HairstylesYes, that’s a thing
Aug 28, 2021
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Aug 28, 2021
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Baroness Von Kohnington
Black People in Interracial Relationships Need Black Spaces, TooThere seems to be an ongoing debate as to whether or not you can be “pro-Black” and be in an interracial relationship. There are compelling…
Aug 8, 2021
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Aug 8, 2021
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ILLUMINATION
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Khadejah
Now We’re Believing in Black Male Stereotypes?The gender wars are getting a little out of hand.
Aug 17, 2021
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Aug 17, 2021
14
Vi Valenzuela
A Letter to White Women from a Woman of ColorDear White Women…
Feb 28, 2021
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Feb 28, 2021
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