Psychology of African Americans
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I fully agree that African Americans have been facing the worst conditions in seeking health care, especially during the Covid-19 period, due to racism. Harming the black Americans by the police officers has been evident publicly, leading to racist public reactions causing oppressive structures and financial strains among the black community. Most of them have suffered from stress, anxiety, depression, and other psychological diseases due to their family members’ death and their fellow black community people who were killed by police officers (DeSouza, Parker & Black, 2020). Due to constant discrimination and racial segregation, the black community has lived in panic and social isolation for a long time.
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DeSouza, F., Parker, C. B., Spearman-McCarthy, E. V., Duncan, G. N., & Black, R. M. M. (2020). Coping with Racism: A Perspective of COVID-19 Church Closures on the Mental Health of African Americans. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 1-5.