Healing trauma across generations is essential for social progress. When we unburden ourselves from outdated or harmful mindsets, new possibilities emerge for people and communities to thrive. But the realities of generational trauma can seem complex and insurmountable without the tools and stories of the innovators working to demystify it.
Jimmie Briggs (Skoll Foundation) recently sat down with Dr. Olajide Williams (Hip Hop Public Health) to discuss how we can understand and heal from inherited trauma. Williams is a renowned physician and educator who overcame his family’s colonized mindset to harness the power of hip hop music and culture and improve behavioral health outcomes in communities of color. His work with HHPH shows us how innovators and practitioners can meet people where they are to address health issues and help open new pathways of thinking and doing. Learn more from their insightful conversation.
Writing by Jimmie Briggs
Editorial by Annah Mason
→ Breaking the Chain: Dr. Olajide Williams on Inherited Trauma and Hip Hop as a Tool for Social Change (skoll.org)
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