"It Still Feels Like a Gut Punch" - Niecy Nash Discovers Her Ancestors' History as Slaves
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Published 2023-01-30
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All Comments (21)
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I had a moment when she said “not just because it was hard but because it was meant to destroy you.”
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That "No Matter What" is beyond powerful. Thank you for sharing Niecy.
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It is a gut punch. Because that's family being sold.. that hurts.
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Niecy Nash is a wonderful person, a brilliant comedian and a stunning human being. This lady needs to be recognized and remembered forever!
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The ripple effect of the cruelty of slavery never ends.
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Niecy is so beautiful. Her ancestors are proud of her.
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The “no matter what” really got me and brought me to tears. Because that precious 8 year old baby boy had to steel himself and face each hardship every day, and continue on, no matter what.
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Human beings passed down generations like objects...we owe it to our ancestors to never forget them and what they suffered and to never allow the erasure of their experiences nor for it to be trivialized
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The resilience of a people is beautiful. No one understands how we can still smile, love, laugh and dance in spite of living amongst evil and their doers.
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I don't understand how anyone ever thought slavery was ok. How do you look at a human being and only see the color of skin and convince yourself and society these aren't people? So sad this was ever allowed.
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I love Niecy Nash. Such an amazing person.
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I love it when guests of Dr Gates takes the time to really reflect and contextualize what they’ve learned from a little nugget of their family’s history into a broader understanding. Niecy Nash did that so beautifully and more than once! To watch her mind work as she processes this incredibly sad information be revealed is fascinating but so devastating as she realized that seeing the concept of slavery get personalized because she is a descendant of that person.
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this one made me cry, Aaron was a child....
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Binge watching ALL of these! Amazing! I would love a detailed history of my family tree.
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This touched me- when they say "They made it hard" I felt the gut punch as well.
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Dr. Gates your work is extraordinary. I’m always amazed by what you uncover. Keep doing what you’re doing.
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Enslavement didn't end--it evolved! So of it runs deep into the laws, justice system, even the air we breathe etc. That's why today there's so much backlash about history!
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Tears. A resilient people we are and we come from. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Just think about a tinnie tiny drop of blood from all your ancestors running about through your bloodstream making you who you are, and for hundreds of years back and it is traveling through your heart. God is so good. ❤️
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There have been so many amazing guests over the years, and they all react differently when presented with their family history. Niecy Nash's reactions, her observations and the way she reckons with all the revelations, are at one moment profound - the "no matter what" of it all - and the next moment hilarious. "Dirty pots and pans!" It makes me wonder what was edited to keep the episode from running long.
