I interviewed Dr. Naeema Olatunji. Dr. Olatunji is a Chiropractor, entrepreneur, author, and Podcast Host of Elevate NOW and a mother of three beautiful children. Dr. Olatunji's book "Raised As A Lie", is a true memoir of racism, denial, family secrets, and freedom.
She tells her harrowing story of how she only learned she was a Black woman at 18 years old. Being raised in an all-white family while suffering to fit in every step of the way, Dr. Naeema shares how she navigated through understanding herself and her childhood traumas of hurt and lack of belonging. She takes us with her through her journey to meeting herself while continuing to build herself from the inside out.
Her journey is of profound importance in today's society. Here are some statistics to support my point. Approval of interracial marriage continued to grow in the U.S. in periodic readings Gallup took over the following decades, finally reaching the majority level in 1997, when support jumped from 48% to 64%. Support has increased in subsequent measures, surpassing 70% in 2003, 80% in 2011, and 90% in the current reading. According to the Pew Research Center, at least 19 percent of new marriages in the U.S. now involve spouses from different ethnic or racial groups – up from 11% in 2000.
If you have friends and family who are from an interracial family, they need to hear her story.
I encourage everyone to buy her book follow her and be transformed through her insights.
Everyone has a story, and this is her story.
Below are the sites that house her work.
https://www.instagram.com/naeemadc/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-naeema-olatunji/
https://www.instagram.com/elevatenowpod/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/drnaeemawrites/
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