Education scholar Gloria Ladson-Billings: In the black community, "There is no 'P' in our PTSD"

Donielle Prince 5/8/172:13 PM

"Just this past week an African American young woman became student government president at American University and awoke the next day to a series of nooses and bananas. This kind of intimidation reminds us that there is no ‘P’ in our ‘PTSD’."

In an impassioned blog post in the wake of the murder of 15 year old Jordan Edwards, University of Wisconsin, Madison Education scholar Gloria Ladson-Billings, (known for conceptualizing culturally relevant pedagogy and the text The DreamKeepers) asked blog readers to reflect on what it means when "there is no 'P' is our PTSD".

The blog post is a tear-jerker, but beyond its emotional impact, Ladson-Billings' powerful statement has relevance and resonance for those of us committed to working transformatively with ACEs, trauma-informed practice, and resilience.

What does resilience-building look like when there is no "P"?

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Daniel Sumrok MD DFASAM FAAFPMember

Racism is trauma.

5/8/176:46 PM

Christine Cissy WhiteIt's not trauma-informed unless it's informed by trauma survivors.

Donielle:
This IS a tearjerker! Thank you for sharing it. I have to admit that while I've thought a lot about how there is no "Pre" PTSD for many of us with ACEs and how, in fact, I like how ACEs can include lots of things not always covered in PTSD I'm still grasping what it means when, for some, the world might hold no "Post" either and that has nothing to do with individual efforts or finding some evidence-based anything.

Thank you for sharing.

Cis

5/8/173:32 PM

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