
Survived physical abuse. Witnessed community violence. Conquered the streets. Saved by education. This is Dr. Maysa Akbar’s story. A story of overcoming Urban Trauma. It’s easy to look down at urban communities and wonder why economic and social disparities still exist when so many people of color, despite facing severe adversity, have done better. They have broken the “cycle.” Yet there are those...
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Publish Your Purpose Press (October 3, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1946384240
ISBN-13: 978-1946384249
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 310111
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DR AKBAR NAILS IT HERE WITH HER ABILITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TRAUMA OF BLACK CHATTEL SLAVERY AND THE HISTORY OF TRAUMA THAT MANIFEST TODAY IN THE DNA AND LIVES OF BLACK PEOPLE. IMPORTANT BOOK FOR CLINICIANS TO INCREASE THEIR CULTU...
ommunities who continue to be plagued by what Dr. Maysa Akbar has defined as Urban Trauma – a set of conditions that sustain modern day oppression. In Urban Trauma: A Legacy of Racism, Dr. Akbar makes the case that since the time of slavery, systemic trauma in our urban centers is a result of poverty, overcrowded housing, poor physical and mental health, despair, violence, crime, and drug abuse. Drawing from historical events, intergenerational biology, and psychology she expertly illustrates that not only is Urban Trauma real, but that by denying it’s existence we deny our communities of color the chance to heal and break their cycle.