For a framework of HOW to get in touch with that wound, please take a look at Resmaa Menakem’s book / workbook “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies” resmaa.com
Here is a podcast interview with the author that is a great intro to his work: https://tinyurl.com/5xvjxn8j
text reads:
Panel 1: “As a kid, I was taught about racism in a very segregated context, and the only solutions offered were useless platitudes: "we’re all the same INSIDE!”.. “can’t judge a book by it’s cover!”.
Panel 2: “It was very gentle. It was designed by white people for white people, and the main focus was reassuring us that we were the good ones. Our comfort was at the center of the lesson.” (image of nervous white teacher: “Great job for listening to this awkward subject for a few minutes! Let’s move on now!!”).
Panel 3: “There were no next steps. We were taught that if we simply ignored race, we had succeeded in destroying racism forever.”(image of white person heroically declaring: “I don’t see color!”).
Panel 4:“But white supremacy is designed to keep white folks constantly comfortable, catered to, and centered. It is a memory in our bodies that has been passed down for generations. In order to dismantle it, we need to reach down deep to feel the wound.”
