Summary: Stacey Patton escaped from an abusive childhood living with her adopted parents, to become a highly successful journalist and educator. Ms. Patton is the author of Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black America. In a candid and revealing conversation with Dr. J, Stacey recounts her painful early years and the connection between enslavement and abusive corporal punishment. Stacey holds out hope for breaking the cycle of violence that has become prevalent in Black parenting in America.
