Posted on 05/03/2023 6:08:21 AM PDT by grundle
Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America.
In the U.S., Black people are likelier than white people to reside in impoverished, racially segregated communities with high levels of gun violence. Research has suggested that living in violent and unsafe environments can result in continuous traumatic stress, a constant form of PTSD. Researchers have also linked experiences of violence and poverty to an increased risk of chronic disease such as cancer and cardiovascular, respiratory and neurodegenerative diseases.
We are Black women and public policy and sociology professors who study health inequities and sustainable policy solutions. Our research has found that Black mothers who feel trapped in neighborhoods they perceived as unsafe because of high levels of community violence are more likely to report elevated PTSD and depression symptoms, as well as elevated stress hormone levels.
The trauma of gun violence and systemic racism isn’t simply a Black mother’s story – it’s an American story.
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The problem is Black Culture.
Go back to everyone following the American Culture and this BS would eventually stop.
Democrats tell Blacks to hate Whites, and Blacks should enjoy their own culture, don’t act “White”.
It was never acting “White”, it was acting Civilized regardless of the color of your skin.
Sorry black single moms. YOU raised the little thugs. YOU are to blame for the rotten culture blacks embrace.
Physician, heal thy self.
What did you think was going to happen, raising70%+ of your sons in households without a father present, raising your children to have disdain for the values, culture and laws of the greater culture at large?
My comments were directed to "black women".
Yes, black men should stick with their wives and offspring. It's more likely to happen when they BOTH make an effort. Currently black men aren't especially interested in marrying entitled shrews.
Thanks for that chart.
and continually voting the same Communist/democrats back into office.
So all of the problems of the black community, poverty, crime, etc. is all due to guns! Guns just sitting there in a drawer or closet are causing all these problems.
Hard to believe these idiots are even listened to.
Police officers and prosecutors would help.
What does "systemic racism" have to do with black gang bangers killing other blacks?
Who cares, they all follow the Rats, and they can suffer the consequences. Maybe one day they’ll wake up
people have choices and some people choose to live in chaos...
of course, black men have no responsibilities apparently....they have had nothing to do with multiple fatherless babies being raised by a variety of one night shackups.......
They are the coal mines, not the canaries. Stop paying them to make coal.
It’s anything that impedes the democrats march toward total control.
Choices belong exclusively to the women.
They choose whether to have sex, or not. They choose whether to get pregnant (birth control is available free under Medicaid). They choose whether to have the baby. With choices come responsibilities.
The government is not interested in the fathers. They are likely gang members with no garnishable income to seize.
Maybe these women should find a responsible man, marry and commit themselves to one relationship, combine their economic resources, and escape the hell-hole of inner cities.
Just a thought!
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