Studies show that trauma can affect a person's DNA and impact the health of generations far removed from the event(s). Experiences, learned behaviors, and biology all contribute to intergenerational trauma, and the impact can be seen for up to four generations after the event.

Cara Anthony of KFF Health News returns with Trauma & Crisis Therapist Dr. Lakesha Davis, M.D., to talk about how racial violence in the U.S. toward the Black community created a public health issue through the generation today.

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Related Reading:

https://www.ignite-hope.com/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/12/generational-trauma-passed-healing/ https://kffhealthnews.org/silence-in-sikeston/

In 1942, a 26-year-old African-American man was removed from a Sikeston, Missouri jail and was lynched by a white mob. His name was Cleo Wright. A documentary and podcast series was created called Silence in Sikeston in partnership with KFF Health News, World Channel, Retro Report, and Local, USA to tell the story of the crime and recent incidents, what it's like to be Black in the Bootheel, and explore how racism has caused a public health issue in the Black Community.

KFF Health News reporter Cara Anthony stopped by to talk with Carol about the history of racial violence in the region and its effects of it and even shared a related personal story.

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Related links

• https://kffhealthnews.org/silence-in-sikeston/
• https://www.pbs.org/video/local-usa-silence-in-sikeston-trailer/
• https://www.physiciansweekly.com/silence-in-sikeston-is-there-a-cure-for-racism/
• https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/lynching-postcards-token-of-a-great-day/hselCM7fYyRK6mazd5ooDmdhlYiMrNYH

The National Institute of Health says health inequities in the United States leave far too many people of color with higher rates of disease and disability including higher rates of untreated mental illness. Four years ago, two social workers founded, The Village Path, an organization in St Louis working to increase awareness, access, and acceptance of mental wellness for black men. Bryant Antoine and Jermar Perry stopped by to talk what mental well-being looks like for men in the Black Community.

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Dawn Harper-Nelson and Alfonzo Nelson are back to discuss where they are today! Dawn just got back from the Paris Olympics, where she was a broadcast correspondent for NBC, and Alonzo was named the 2024 Serra Honda O’Fallon Teacher of the Year. Carol Daniel continues to dig into why the couple of 11 years does what they do.

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Dawn Harper-Nelson is an Olympic athlete with gold and silver medals who continues to make her mark as a broadcaster for NBC. Alonzo Nelson Jr. is an educator & track and field coach in the Belleville School District. He impacts the lives of children in East St. Louis through math and athletics. Carol Daniel sits down with the married couple of 11 years to talk about their careers, family life and why they do what they do.

Part two of this conversation will be released on Sept. 26, wherever you get podcasts and on the Nine PBS YouTube channel.

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Carol sits down with the founder of Black Men Read, Keyon Watkins, to talk about the literacy rates of black males in St. Louis. Hear how his personal journey and the need for change in the community inspire his impactful initiatives.

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A grassroots organization with a chapter in St. Louis is working to give Black men the tools necessary to heal, develop leadership skills and become politically astute. Black Men Build offers members a space to be vulnerable and serve the very community they may have previously harmed. The organization was founded in Miami and currently has eight chapters throughout the country.

Serroge Watt and Ronnie Amiyn discuss the necessity for healing circles as a tool that Black men can pass down to their families.

https://www.blackmen.build/

https://www.pbs.org/show/portrayal-perception-african-american-men-boys/

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-challenges-facing-black-men-and-the-case-for-action/

#BlackMenBuild #healingcircle