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How one parenting coach is trying to break the cycle of racial trauma

When Yolanda Williams got pregnant at 36, she began a journey of studying up on childhood development and getting to the bottom of her own childhood trauma.
Yolanda Williams. (Truth Be Told)

Parenting is hard for everyone, and for people of color, the challenge of raising children can also stir up racial trauma that goes back generations.

When Yolanda Williams got pregnant at 36, she was confronted with a host of emotions. She never really wanted

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