Experiencing racial trauma
Experiencing racial trauma
Escalating violence and viral videos showing African-Americans being shot and killed is taking a toll on the black community.
Mental health experts weigh in.
ESCALATING VIOLENCEAND VIRAL VIDEOSSHOWING AFRICANAMERICANS BEING SHOTAND KILLED ---- IS TAKING ITS TOLL ONTHE BLACK COMMUNITY41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORCYNTHIA NEWSOMETALKED WITH MENTALHEALTH EXPERTS WHOSAID THE PSYCHOLOGIALIMPACT IS SIMILAR TOWHAT SOLDIERSEXPERIENCE IN BATTLE.Damon Daniels, President, Ad HocGroup Against CrimeWhen you watch an officer puttheir knee in someone's neckit's dehumanizing and for meit's likewhere is the dignity, not onlyfor this person but even forthe people wearing theuniform as well.THE AFRICAN AMERICANMAN BEGGING TOBREATHE, DIED TUESDAY,AND THE FOURMINNEAPOLIS POLICEOFFICERS WERE FIRED.IN KANSAS CITY ...TWO WEEKS AGO -- TWOKANSAS CITY POLICEOFFICERS WERE INDICTEDON ASSAULT CHARGES ..FOR SLAMMING ANAFRICAN AMERICANTRANSGENDER WOMAN'SHEAD ONTO A CONCRETESIDE WALK IN MAY OF 2019WHILE HOLDING HERDOWN WITH A KNEEIN EARLY MAY CELL PHONEVIDEO WENT VIRALSHOWING AN UNARMEDAFRICAN AMERICAN MAN..WHO WAS JOGGING WASSHOT AND KILLED LASTFEBRUARY.TWO WHITE MEN ARECHARGED WITH THECRIME.Janee V.Henderson, LicensedProfessional CounselorAfter previous assaults wesaid, well we said, well, wecan't wear hoodies.
We saidwell, we can't walk around atnightand now we're questioning,can I jog in broad daylight orwill someone assume that I'mrunning from a crimeI TALKED WITH JANEE VHENDERSON, A LICENSEDPROFESSIONALCOUNSELOR IN PRIVATE-PRACTICE IN KANSAS CITYSHE EXPLAINED THATINCIDENT AFTER INCIDENT,VIDEO AFTER VIDEO OFBLACK PEOPLE SUFFERINGAND DYING AT THE HANDSOF POLICE AND WHITEPEOPLE IS CAUSING BLACKPEOPLE TO BEFRUSTRATED, ANDANGRY-- EXPERIENCINGWHAT SHE CALLS RACIALTRAUMA AND HYPER-VIGILENCE.Janee V.
HendersonI'm checking on mysurroundings, I'm lookingaround, I don't want to sit withmy back toward the doorbecause I want to make surethat I can see what's comingtowards me.
I don't want tobe caught off guard.Damon Daniels, President, Ad HocGroup Against CrimeThe way that things arehappening right now, we allhave to question what can wedo to make sure there's realjustice and real healinghappening in our community.African American male, tellinga lady what's right but herwhite privilege showed in thevideo and soThere needs to e someconversations about thatexample.THE AD HOC GROUPAGAINST CRIME LEADERSAID, LAW ENFORCEMENTNEEDS TO CONTINUERACIAL BIAS AND DE-ESCALATION TRAINING--AND HIRE AND PROMOTEMORE AFRICAN AMERICANPOLICE OFFICERS INTOLEADERSHIP POSITIONS.Janee V.
HendersonWe talk to our legislatorsabout it, we write letters aboutit, we , you know, somepeople that feel comfortable --they protest.AND AS AFRICAMERICANS RESPOND TOINJUSTICE, THECOUNSELOR SAID IT'SIMPORTANT TO KEEPLIVING AND NOT ALLOW -RACIAL TRAUMMA TOTAKE-OVER YOUR LIFE.CYNTHIA NEWSOME 41ACTION NEWSTHE LEADER OF AD HOCGROUP AGAINST CRIMESAID RACISM ANDVIOLENCE ARE LEARNEDBEHAVIORS.HE SAID MAJORITY-RACECOMMUNITIES -- EQUALLYOUTRAGED OVERINJUSTICE AGAINSTAFRICAN AMERICANS,CAN HELP BY SHARINGTHEIR OPINIONS WITHTHEIR FAMILY AND
