A fraction of the burden.

Researchers from Northwestern University conducted a study of seventy-two low-income Black women in the Chicago community of Oakland who exhibited symptoms of depression. Thirty percent of the women in the study were subsequently diagnosed with PTSD due to either witnessing or being victims of a dangerous event. This was just one study, but it would be safe to assume that this community is not the only one where traumatized Black women live. That said, coupling pre-existing psychological conditions caused simply by living while Black with the knowledge that our lives could be viciously taken and go unnoticed by the majority of society does nothing to foster a sense of peace and comfort for Black women.
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Julia E Hubbel
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A fraction of the burden. Add to this the living conditions for far too many, the fact that they know government institutions do not afford them equal rights of protection, poor food, poor water, poor air, poor healthcare. And then blamed for being ill. I could go on.
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Stay tuned for some crossposting. Right now you can peruse my writing on Substack at https://toooldforthis.substack.com/ More to come soon.
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