Black People, Don’t Forget To Breathe

We’ll get through this by protecting our energy

“The trauma and grief from the coronavirus pandemic, the anxiety from the impending climate apocalypse, and the mental tax of racism all take a toll. Like Covid-19, racism is a public health crisis because it kills at a molecular level. We are living through two pandemics simultaneously. It’s even more painful because the pain we experience from one pandemic — racism — isn’t acknowledged. The experience of being Black in America is real because we live through the trauma every day. It’s the ultimate cap. I’m tired of arguing about my existence and the value of my life.” — Jeremy Divinity

Read Jeremy’s essay in its entirety on LEVEL.

Don’t Forget to Breathe Through All This Racism, Black Folk