Dr. Joy DeGruy is a nationally and
internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and presenter. Her
seminars have been lauded as the most dynamic and inspirational currently being
presented on the topics of culture, race relations and contemporary social
issues. She is a tell-it-like-it-is ambassador for healing and a voice for
those who have struggled in search of the past and continue to
struggle through the present.
Dr. DeGruy is the author of the
groundbreaking book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - America's Legacy
of Enduring Injury and Healing, which addresses the residual impacts
of trauma on African descendants in the Americas. Post Traumatic Slave
Syndrome lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has
influenced the present and opens up the discussion of how we can use the
strengths we have gained to heal.
She has presented to governmental
agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Juvenile Justice Judges
Association and police departments, as well as companies like Nordstrom and
Nike. She has appeared on CNN, ABC, NPR and in The New York Times and Essence
Magazine.