How Historical Trauma And Structural Inequality Help Spread COVID-19

1. There is no black and brown coalition; and marginalized communities doesn't advocate with specificity. Blacks need to learn to be self-interested. Blacks were brought here involuntarily, and they have been here for 400 years; the first 246 years were direct slavery; and the next 154 years were/are filled with trauma from Jim crow and accrued disadvantages and oppression. Hispanics or brown people came here voluntarily, looking for benefits; and have just not achieved it yet, since they have only been here for about 40 years or so; but they are economically better off than blacks. Also, brown people never advocate for blacks; whether in their Caucas or in protest. You never see them speaking on black issues; but black people always say black and brown, even though we have no shared fate. Do any of you know the economic statistics of blacks, brown and whites (the racial wealth gap)? If you understand that you, blacks, are the bottom caste; even though you've been here the longest, helps you focus your attention on yourself, not others, who never advocate for you; and who don't have a shared fate with you. Read "The Color of Money" by Mersha Bradaran; and Google "what we get wrong about the racial wealth gap". You can also read "The Color of Law" by Richard Rothstein. In these historical accounts, you won't see people of color or marginalized groups. You will only see the oppression and sabotage of black people in this society. Focus on your own people. We are perishing due to lack of knowledge.

2. Im really glad to see these issues addressed. This is an amazing interview. Good work Real News, I will make sure to share this important information.

3. i dont get how this virus is a black or white thing… if we are told to stay home stay safe so they can see how they can control or even eliminate it and we decide to go out and hang out, throw house parties it becomes our fault… why would 9 people live in a 1broom apartment and only one works? i like this network but dont agree with this interview… sorry

4. Maybe if the Clyburns in our nation as leaders do not sell out you could have had a real genuine caring reformer with concrete solutions and the intelligence, common sense and determination to have those who know how to solve problems and seek the real people not elites to do the work and that was Bernie, but look what Clyburn did? In Georgia thise leaders sold out to billionaire Bloomberg the offender in NY when he was Mayor. Leaders need to stay true to sincere caring about your communities not themselves!

5. Slavery ended in New England long before the civil war ended slavery in the southern states. Even so, it's been 150 plus years now since the chains were unlocked country-wide. Get a grip. Take pride in family, take pride in community, take pride in helping your neighbor – only then can the chains be set aside instead of filling the collective rucksack as so much unneeded weight. Facing hard times? Yeah – so have many others over the course of history. Get a grip. Mentor a child. And I'm not going to help mentor your child because that is a family obligation. Our grandparents and parents worked in construction or as plumbers or painters or mechanics or simple delivery drivers to enable the youngsters to get an education. And then some kind of blue-collar job. And maybe community college. And maybe higher education. And woe betide the child who wouldn't study, who got bad grades. It was a generational family thing, supported by the family, and it worked.

   This episode continues the non-stop story that the fault lies with the cultiral dominance of the white descendents of the original 13 colonies. I'm not the enemy. Look instead towards the gangbangers, the absentee fathers, the women who have yet another child when they can't afford the one even with government money. There is a structural problem but it isn't me saying you (collectively speaking) can't live in my neighborhood or work beside me or hang out at my favorite pub – it's your own broken family dynamics raising disfunctional children that put you in your position. Get a grip.

   COVID-19 is disproportionally killing blacks because of underlying medical conditions such as diabetes and obesity or heart disease. Those conditions are mostly blamed on poor diet, which in turn is blamed on healthy food being less available / more expensive than "junk food" or processed food. So move somewhere else. Don't dare tell me that's not possible because people don't have the money since over the years (even eons) people have packed what they could carry and moved to another state, another country, another continent. What's seems to be lacking in so many is the will to better oneself by personal action.

   Historical trauma? Get a grip. Both sets of my blue-collar grandparents fled Europe in the aftermath of WW 1 with naught but what they could carry, which included my infant parents. Family first, family foremost, and the elder generation saw to it that the kids and grandkids went to school, studied hard, and got good grades. Fix the families in the minority population. Pool family resources, as scant as they might be at the start. Pride in family. Pride in community. Start taking care of each other. Because collectively "you" have recieved about as much money as collectively "we" are willing to spend. Take responsibility. Take action to reclaim famly life. Or continue to live in poverty, be unhealthy, and die early.

6. Although i understand why as a society we have poor people, i can not understand why we have poverty. Poverty is different because it kills these people. Being poor means you can't afford the extras in life…like expensive cars, a house, vacations, or private schools…..poor means making enough money to live. That means an apartment, decent food, a normal car, and living in a safe neighborhood. The reason we have poverty in this country is because the people in charge want it that way, It's all about GREED!

7. 'Structual inequality" ?
   You mean structural racism ?
   No need to soft pedal the subject,that's the problem.
   Meekly discussing the issue is of no profit.State your claims without bowing your head.
   Racism will devour the meek.

8. #eattherich #capitalismiscrisis #bankersarewankers

9. Animal agriculture is responsible for…including for example, cutting down the Amazon Rainforest to make way for cattle. Don't think what we're talking about here is cow farts.

10. Brilliant conversation…please look up and listen to dr Robert Lustig and dr Ken Berry re:healthy diet…thank you for your great content…🙂

11. lol “historical trauma” lol omg stop it

12. How disappointing to hear amidst the guest's profound wisdom her healthy alternative to fatback. If she were serious about a healthy alternative she would suggest vegan. Especially for the turkeys. But for very important other reasons as well. The animal cruelty on an industrial scale of factory farmed animals. That animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gases than all vehicular travel worldwide.

13. Pointing people to the OWN network is a great way to lose donations from my household.

14. I'm absolutely insulted that the Dr started talking about black ppl and morfed the conversation into black and brown.

15. What it helped spread the virus is the MSM and their fear mongering supporting Fauci's and Gates lies!!

16. "Post Traumatic Slave Disorder" Now I know what I am suffering with.."Post Traumatic Expulsion Disorder" for when the English took my peoples land away in Scotland and sent us to Northern Ireland. And the suffering we, as a white people, have had to endure these centuries. Thank you.  Now I can begin to heal.

17. In studying for my MBA I learned that capitalism requires having a continuous group of unemployed people, who can be used when necessary by employers. This also allows control by businesses of labor costs.

    In other words, marginalized groups are essential to the continuation of capitalism. Black skin is a convenient way to create, manipulate, maintain and control such a group.

    Many whites don’t understand or see the programming and covert assaults; or care about this because they are exempt.

18. Rubbish.

19. Awesome topic to share! I was wondering if there is any solid data on the disparities that people are living with throughout their communities?

20. Jacqueline you do mean community of color and those in the low income community. Please stop separating us. Only together can we win.

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