Resmaa Menakem on Trauma & White Body Supremacy - Resmaa Menakem - 315

Somatic Abolitonist, Resmaa Menakem, shares a true story about racial discrimination between the police and his family. 

He also challenges the hell out of me. 

Man, this was a good one, very intense. I learned a ton. 

I continue to learn about how me, as a white heterosexual male, can improve in the area of race, equity and diversity. 

This is a pretty charged episode. Trigger warning. 

Check it out.

Shownotes:

• 5:25 Introduction Resmaa Menakem
• 9:35 Fearing racism deep-rooted in society
• 15:05 The necessary work to make a shift in society
• 21:30 How white people can address racial problems and understand black people
• 34:00 How trauma stays in people’s bodies and transforms through time
• 35:00 Cultural baggage
• 37:20 Racism manifested in police agencies
• 49:05 Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings
• 58:10 What does the work of healing cultural trauma looks like for white people
• 1:11:35 How training black people differs from training white people
• 1:21:50 Action step

Useful Links:

• https://www.resmaa.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/resmaamenakem/?hl=en
• https://relationshipschool.com/connected/
• https://relationshipschool.com/community/