"My Mother doesn't often talk about her life growing up in Central Alabama. One thing I noticed growing up that she was obsessed with pampering her beautiful hands- lotion, cocoa butter, Vaseline, etc. But, never got her nails

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Anjanette Young’s new exhibit at the DuSable Museum showcases the trauma of Black women victimized by police • The TRiiBE

The exhibit is a collection of artwork created after Chicago artists watched the body camera footage of the wrongful police raid at Anjanette Young’s home.

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Breonna Taylor Shooting Footage Played at Restaurant, Interrupting Diners with Sounds of Gunshots

I don’t think they ordered a side of Black trauma with their meal.

The Root

We need to begin to recognise these consciously manipulative attempts to make a problem a figment of one's imagination, rather than the insidious and harsh reality that it is.

This seriously impacts mental health.

Time to name it, confront it, dispel it and address all the isms, abuse and injustices.

#MentalHealth & #Wellbeing
#Fediverse #BlackMastodon #BlackDisporia #LGBTQ #Disability #Trans #BIPOC #BlackTwitter #Freedom #BlackTrauma #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #DEI #Religion #Gaslighting

We need to begin to recognise these consciously manipulative attempts to make a problem a figment of one's imagination, rather than the insidious and harsh reality that it is.

This seriously impacts mental health.

Time to name it, confront it, dispel it and address all the isms, abuse and injustices.

#MentalHealth & #Wellbeing
#Fediverse #BlackMastodon #BlackDiaspora #LGBTQ #Disability #Trans #BIPOC #BlackTwitter #Freedom #BlackTrauma #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #DEI #Religion