Staying Together Episode 2 "Looking Toward The Roots of Fractured Families"

Staying Together is a web series that takes place within the film, "Let's Stay Together," by joshua bee alafia. In Episode Two, we reflect on the effects of slavery and the lost sense of identity through middle passage trauma. We begin the inquiry of the root of our departure from strong family units. Why are we having such a hard time staying together and raising these youth? Please joint the conversation! Share the link, leave a comment, and subscribe!

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• staying together
• joshua bee alafia
• love
• relationships
• post traumatic slave syndrome
• black love
• self hate
• parenting
• culture
• africa
• self love
• elijah starr
• yaya dacosta

[gcass672]

this is so on the money, I'm older but I sure know a lot about what they are speaking about. Keep it coming.

[letsstaytogetherfilm]

@gcass672 thanks so much for your participation! you saw the effects of vietnam on the family, and destruction of community as heroine came into the urban sector in high volumes, i'm sure. we are living in an extension of that destruction from the late sixties/early 70s. i remember seeing vets sleeping on the sidewalk, and learning at a young age that one could be disassociated from society easily with substance abuse.

[loveedigveggies1004]

I can dig it!!!

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[letsstaytogetherfilm]

@loveedigveggies1004 thanks for diggin it!  thanks for commenting! feedback inspires creation!

[priesbabyx33]

I LOVE THIS .. i'm 17 and looking toward college and this is making appreciate intelligent black people. I'm also in the process of going natural to see my natural roots and this is pure inspiration. God bless you all... Hopefully there is still hope for love to create a holistic family.. the song at the end is beautiful

[letsstaytogetherfilm]

@priesbabyx33 thanks so much for your feedback! yes, i have a whole lot of hope for love to create a holistic family... beautifully phrased!

[BLACKLOTUSBUTTERFLY7]

wonderful,beautiful, therapeutic...Thank you.

[Dreadmedia]

Okay I take it back the testimonials are really good

[ashonpar3]

Im 34 married for 16 years and we both understand this thing is bigger then us we have 4 kids and we under understand family first.Get yourself out the way and raise your family if a family is what you want.

[chriswhiteiii]

My parents just celebrated their 36th year of partnership in marriage yesterday. Thank you for this powerful discussion.