This period has been one of the most consequential in the history of the United States, that threatens to either tear apart the very fabric of the nation we know today or unite us more than ever.
Watching George Floyd pinned down for almost 9 min under the weight of Derek Chauvin & other officers, as he begged for his life was one of the toughest things I have ever had to watch in my life, not just as a person of color, but as a human being.
It would have been equally hard to
watch had Mr. Floyd been a white
man or woman, or if the perpetrator
had been white or a person of color
or if it occurred in China or Nigeria.
It was especially hard after 3 months
of COVID-19 ravaging America.
"Medicine & @APAPsychiatric must be comfortable being uncomfortable ...
When this town hall is over, I'm still Black. I'm exhausted, I'm not a token, I'm doing this because I want to represent for future generations & those that came before.
- Dr. Danielle Hairston
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"African American males represent 7% of the population, but 22% of people killed by law enforcement.
It is very difficult to have 400 years of slavery, racism and oppression and then have the majority tell you to put your anger into this neat box."