I love Tami's evolution of understanding through empathy during this interview. Resma's clarification of internalization and experience of the communal cultural inheritance which is the pain of oppression was accurately conveyed.

I am so deeply nurtured seeing Resmaa and Tami accompany each other with vulnerability and compassion. It heartens me to see Tami bring her authentic self to this conversation - rarely seen and deeply needed.

Wow.........where do I even start..... let me first say that this kind of dialogue is legendary because it’s never been discussed in this manner. This man is so humble and allows himself to understand both sides of humanity, he is very honest and gentle on what is difficult for some humans to tap into but unapologetic about his approach to introduce practices that should be done through reps that can change generational curses, close the gaps that divide us and create a one love for all. This is what America needs😘, I’m so inspired by this conversation.

Thank you Resmaa, thanks Sound True. I've always asked 'what can I do'? and felt hopeless but I hear you. 'What can we do together'? feels like a step forward.

WOW! This should be a required accompaniment to Grandmother's Hands. Now I understand the commitment, and I believe it is the work.

Finally, a way to start healing our bodies of the WBS virus. The much needed work of confronting the brutality of race beginning with my friends and a toy box. This was a life altering interview realizing what we can do together as "white advantage" holds us within ourselves. Thank you and I look forward to the journey and reading My Grandmother's Hands.

This is fantastic and very timely for my independent study in undergrad. I’m exploring polyvagal theory and somatic healing as part of this, but my biggest concern is making sure that it can serve BIPOC students in the classroom.

just learning who Resmaa Menakem is, love from new zealand

I'm going to go buy your book right now. Not a kindle, but a physical book. Looks like it's going to be necessary to do this "play" to have the book and read it repeatedly over my life time. Thank you.

Super educational- it makes me wonder about the deeper history of Egyptian slavery and skin pigmentation as it related to the Hebrews

The day at my friend's breakfast table, when he reached out and monkey pinched me hard, I screamed,. His mother turned to see, and my fiend said, see mom he feels pain, you said Indians don't feel pain. She said, he will respond. But he doesn't feel pain like we do. These were descendants from the Mayflower ship, and often said they founded America.

@tanyalasuk367

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds so deeply painful.

@MsLaBajo

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you never again have to be put through torture like this. We didn’t have that level of torture before they brought it. Many accounts of indigenous people tell that they had never seen humans treating other humans so badly. I still don’t fully understand how they became this way. Collectively, that is…

@SpectrumOfChange

8 ай бұрын

😢 that's worse than medieval

Absolutely wonderful interview! So necessary in the discussion of race as we move forward. I totally agree that this is stored in our bodies. Generations of memories are held in our collective bodies. Tammy, I respectfully disagree when you say you don’t have the inner capacity or correlates to imagine what it is like to be a body of color. As a white woman, I disagree. I believe you do have that capacity. I have that capacity it is in my deep genetic coding. It does require that we get out of our head move into that discomfort that lives in our heart our gut in our throat and sit with it. Sit and be with that discomfort of supremacy racism torture and pain. As we sit with it we understand in a visceral way and then we can liberate our bodies and our cultural body of holding onto that pain. Began the conversation with your body and it will expand to other humans. Bravo!

Such a thought provoking conversation!

Yes, less pigmented "advantage" is what I have been calling this.

Thank you.

4:52 this!

This absolutely phenomenal. Thank you so much for sharing this!

Not sure if the host noticed that by asking all the definition/clarification questions, she inserted her white privilege. Resmaa works hard to educate this white body person and the culture/audience that she's standing in for. I guess it's needed, a necessary step. I should work on and notice what gets risen up in my body instead of paying attention externally. LOL

From toolbox to toybox!😅

I am not responible for slavery in the world. I am white and I am wealthy

@cinzialastrega1635

3 жыл бұрын

The author addresses this denial. Listen again with an open heart. Let yourself feel and examine your automatic rejection of his ideas. I'm white too (though hardly wealthy) BTW.

@happyaboutme

9 күн бұрын

Are you being facetious, Charlie Brown? Ignorance is NOT bliss when you know the true story.

@CharlieBrown723

4 күн бұрын

@@happyaboutme --- i am not responsible for your choices or poverty. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for your choices.

Too confusing

@EverAppl14

3 жыл бұрын

If you’re confused, post a question here and I’m sure others watching can try to help clarify whatever seems inaccessible.

@luisaharkey4046

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment is a great example of what Resmaa was talking about! Do you want to start a conversation to get through the confusion?

@happyaboutme

9 күн бұрын

Watch and research until your switch is flipped. Everyone learns differently but understanding is possible if you keep trying. Commit to doing the work.

We use to look Asian

Yakut today now look white