Anissa Hall (she/her) is an MSW/PhD student passionate about exploring Black intergenerational trauma, with a focus on how the legacy of U.S. anti-Black racism and oppression, compounded by a severance from Indigenous African ways of knowing, being, and healing, has resulted in a uniquely African American – or Soulaan – experience of intergenerational trauma. Her work also aims to explore the ways this legacy of trauma and institutionalized oppression affects healing across Afro-Diasporic communities. She believes that by interrogating the ways that historical and ongoing trauma have impacted Black Americans, we will equip ourselves with a new level of insight critical to the way we understand and transform Black wellbeing, ultimately informing how society engages in holistic, reparative care for Black individuals and communities.
Department and Institution:
Social Welfare, UC Berkeley
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