Lots of reading material today, each one informative in its own right and/or a literary feat. Not much I have to add in my own words. Neiel Israel’s poem sets the stage – in brilliant, musical, goose bumps – producing performance.

The NYT this week picked up a topic related to racial discrimination while walking – what happens to jay walkers. Here is a graph that makes it easy to understand.

 

https://features.propublica.org/walking-while-black/jacksonville-pedestrian-violations-racial-profiling/

But of course that is the least of it when you have to fear for your life while out there doing your thing. I think it cannot be repeated often enough – and it is NOT hyperbole – that when you are Black in this country, no matter how educated, how law-abiding, how cautious – you worry about your or your children’s exposure to racism with lethal consequences. And that worry in itself affects your health.

http://theconversation.com/racism-impacts-your-health-84112

Walking While Black