Present Traumatic Stress Syndrome? Do you suffer from present traumatic stress syndrome [not a clinical term]? Present because you never got past the trauma for it to be post. Do you feel like you were born sick and tired of … Continue reading 5 TIPS FOR TAMING TRAUMA by Carl McRoy
The downtown street was dark and unfamiliar. There were deep shadows punctuated by yellow streetlamps. I wasn’t sure exactly where I was going, but the sidewalk was mostly empty save for a rather large man ahead of me. The clip … Continue reading Panic Attack
In her book entitled “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome,” Dr. Joy DeGruy explains how the psychological damage resulting from traumatic racial experiences can be passed down from generation to generation. This trauma is not only experienced by the victim, but it … Continue reading It’s All In Your Head
I won’t be silenced. You can’t keep me Quiet, Won’t Tremble when you try it. All I know is I won’t be speechless, speechless. “Cause I’ll Breathe When they try to suffocate me, Don’t you Underestimate me Cause I know … Continue reading Silence Is Not An Option
O say can you see, by the dawns early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming What WE hail’d proudly as a people, throughout our American journey, has been the power of our voices. Whenever the … Continue reading O Say Can You See
I laid sleepless in my bed many times throughout my childhood and adult life, thinking of all the things I should have said out loud and done in moments of crisis the previous day. I’m often frozen when I need … Continue reading Silence Demonstrates Immaturity
There are times we need to speak up. Terrible things have taken root in our world because good people went along and said nothing. Maybe you’ve begun to notice things, our indifference, or the unequal measures we use. Maybe you … Continue reading You Gotta Say Something
By Joel A. Bowman, Sr. As a Christian leader, I will not be silent about the current state of White evangelicalism in America! I must lay out the facts clearly and succinctly. Due to the rise of Donald Trump and … Continue reading The Trump Card: How White Evangelicals Are Being Played
It was 1969, one year removed from the Assassinations of Doctor Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy. My parents had moved into the dream home they had built in Perry Township, Ohio, a suburban area just outside of Columbus. … Continue reading Calculus for Controlling the Narrative
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