GWI is thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother’s Hands Dr. Resmaa Menakem to Kingston for a talk about his new book The Stories From My Grandmother’s Hands. He will be joined by co-author T. Mychael Rambo. Copies of their new book will be available for sale. The talk will be followed by a Q&A.

“In today’s America, we tend to think of healing as something binary: either we’re broken or we’re healed from that brokenness. But that’s not how healing operates, and it’s almost never how human growth works. More often, healing and growth take place on a continuum, with innumerable points between utter brokenness and total health.” ― Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

This free, public event is sponsored by GWI, and supported by Rough Draft Bar & Books with support from the Radio Kingston Community Tech Team.

Event Overview:

• 5:45 – 6:00pm : Check-in, pick up your book, grab a drink/snack, and settle in!
• 6:00 – 7:15pm : Resmaa Menakem and T. Mychael Rambo, in conversation with Micah (GWI), discussing The Stories From My Grandmother’s Hands.
• 7:15 – 8:00pm : Book-signing + mingling!

About Resmaa Menakem:

Embodied provocateur, multiple-levels thinker, and structural paradigm-shifter Resmaa Menakem (MSW, LICSW, SEP), is an author, agent of change, therapist, and licensed clinical worker specializing in racialized trauma, communal healing, and cultural first aid based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the originator and leading proponent of Somatic Abolitionism, an embodied antiracist practice for living and culture building, Resmaa is the founder of Justice Leadership Solutions and the Cultural Somatics Institute and is an educator and coach. Working at the intersections of anti-racism, communal healing, and embodied purpose, Resmaa Menakem is the challenging yet compassionate coach we all need in this time of racial reckoning and near-global dysregulation.

About T. Mychael Rambo:

T. Mychael Rambo is a three-time Mid-West Emmy Award winning actor, vocalist, author, arts educator, and community organizer/healer; whose talents have made an indelible mark on stages across the twin cities. nationally and internationally. He has appeared in local and national television commercials, feature films, HBO mini-series and other television programming. Nationally and internationally his credits include Carnegie Hall and performances abroad in Africa, Europe, and South America. T. Mychael is an accomplished recording artist, highly sought-after public speaker, and affiliate professor in the College of ‪Liberal Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota; where he has taught in excess of 20 years.