BLACK TRAUMA REPORT: Understanding Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Injury and Violence

A groundbreaking examination of how historical and ongoing racial trauma impacts Black bodies, minds, and communities - and the pathways toward healing and liberation.

Drawing on cutting-edge research in epigenetics, neuroscience, and psychology, The Black Trauma Report provides an unprecedented analysis of how racism and white supremacy create deep psychological and physiological wounds that are passed down through generations. This vital work brings together insights from leading experts, including:

• Resmaa Menakem on embodied racial trauma and the path to mending
• Dr. Joy DeGruy on Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
• Dr. William A. Smith on Racial Battle Fatigue
• Dr. Nzingha Dalila on Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury
• Dr. Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility
• And many other pioneering scholars and practitioners

KEY INSIGHTS:

• How trauma changes our DNA and gets transmitted to future generations
• The connection between historical oppression and present-day health disparities
• Understanding "dirty pain" versus "clean pain" in Racial Healing Work
• The role of cognitive biases in maintaining systems of white supremacy
• Ways that internalized racism manifests as self-defeating behaviors
• The impact of microaggressions and "racial battle fatigue" on wellbeing
• Tools for identifying and breaking trauma bonds to white supremacy

BENEFITS FOR READERS:

• Gain a comprehensive framework for understanding racial trauma at individual and collective levels
• Learn to recognize signs of intergenerational and race-based traumatic stress
• Understand how white supremacy impacts bodies, minds, and behavior
• Discover evidence-based strategies for healing racial trauma
• Access cutting-edge research explained in accessible language
• Find hope and guidance for breaking cycles of trauma
• Build resilience while working toward systemic change

This unprecedented report weaves together history, science, psychology and lived experience to illuminate how racism traumatizes bodies and minds across generations. But it goes beyond just naming the wounds to offer concrete tools for healing and transformation. Essential reading for:

• Mental health professionals working with racialized trauma
• Educators and academics studying racial justice
• Community organizers and activists
• Anyone seeking to understand and heal from racial trauma
• Those working to dismantle white supremacy
• Healthcare providers addressing racial health disparities
• Parents raising children with healthy racial identity

The Black Trauma Report doesn't just describe problems—it provides a roadmap for healing. By understanding the deep impacts of racial trauma, readers gain crucial insights for personal and collective liberation. This work helps explain why simply knowing about racism isn't enough—we must address the embodied trauma it creates to achieve true transformation.

This groundbreaking report, rich with case studies, research findings, and practical applications, opens new possibilities for healing the wounds of racism while advancing a more just future. It is essential reading for anyone committed to understanding and healing racial trauma at its roots.

The Black Trauma Report offers validation, understanding, and hope. By bringing together leading-edge research with ancestral wisdom, it lights the way toward both personal and collective healing from the profound impacts of racism and white supremacy.

Join this vital conversation about how we can break free from the traumatic bonds of white supremacy and create new possibilities for liberation and justice. The journey begins with understanding - and this report provides an essential foundation for that critical work.