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Dr. Joy DeGruy
Renowned Author, Educator, Researcher, and Speaker
Be The Healing, Inc. Executive Director, Dr. Joy DeGruy, is a nationally and internationally renowned writer, speaker, and social scientist. Throughout her career, she has held numerous workshops and seminars and given lectures about her research focused on the intersection of racism, trauma, and American chattel slavery. Her book Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing interrogates the persistence of how that intersection pervades our daily lives. Dr. DeGruy travels the globe to share this message.
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What Others are Saying
Ryan Eng
"Dr. Joy DeGruy is not only an internationally renowned researcher, educator, and author, but she is my mentor and friend. She is a luminary that radiates truth to power. Her commitment to healing generational trauma within the Black community inspires me daily and informs my work. She encourages us to search for a deeper understanding of ourselves and society at large. She is an advocate for healing and restorative care, and her work is the balm we all need. I stand in deep reverence and gratitude for her and her expertise today and every day."
Oge Egbuonu
Filmmaker, Artistic Director and Storyteller-in-Residence, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
Ekpe Udoh
"Dr. Joy Degruy speaks her truth not only by speaking but in the way she lives her life. Through her course, I have been able to receive hear truths, deal with my truths, and begin the healing process that many of us need.” I appreciate Dr. Degruy and I encourage you to tap in and share so everyone can have a chance to connect with her amazing work!"
Ekpe Udoh
Atlanta Hawks Assistant
Basketball Coach, Producer
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"Dr. Joy Degruy, above all else, is a truthteller. In a world drowning in deadly falsehoods, her work is a lifeline, pulling us back to the shore of our spiritual nobility and our sacred responsibility for each other. A gifted storyteller, there is no one else who can break my heart and put the pieces back together again like she does. Her knowledge & wisdom are incomparable!"
Ruha Benjamin, Ph.D.
Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University
Founding Director,
IDA B. WELLS Just Data lab
Dr. Ruha Benjamin Awarded a 2024 MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship!
Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Professor at Princeton University and our sister in the truth and healing movement, has been named a 2024 MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship recipient. We at Be The Healing, Inc. have long known and been impressed by Ruha's undeniable genius. We are delighted that she is being recognized for her outstanding scholarship and efforts to make the world a better place with truth. This is such a well-deserved and well-earned honor. Watch below to learn about Ruha's amazing work. Read more about the 2024 Genius Grant awardees here.
