“Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the government built upon it fell when the ‘storm came and the wind blew’. Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, itsContinue reading “Covid-19, Vaccines, and Black America. Is there a Nefarious Correlation?”
Author Archives: Cynthia McDonald
The Epidemic of Violence in Freedmen Communities
Summer in Chicago has arrived, and with it comes elevated incidents of gun violence. On July 22, 2020, reports came in that 15 people were shot outside of a funeral home on the South Side of Chicago. According to http://www.abcnews.go.com , “An unknown number of people inside a vehicle shot at a crowd attending aContinue reading “The Epidemic of Violence in Freedmen Communities”
The Physical and Mental Assault on Freedmen Descendants
Recent events that have transpired have caused me to do much reflection. We as a nation have found out three separate individuals in three separate cities have lost their lives at the hands of the police or vigilantes. Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was chased by armed white residents of a South Georgia neighborhood.Continue reading “The Physical and Mental Assault on Freedmen Descendants”
Pandemic Racism: Can Freedmen Descendants Cope with the COVID-19 Infection in a Racist Healthcare System?
When America catches a cold, Black America catches the flu. This is a phrase that I heard on a conference call I attended with other medical professionals and social workers. We were engaged in a pertinent conversation on COVID-19 & Black Communities. COVID-19 has managed to be the number one topic in the world. ItContinue reading “Pandemic Racism: Can Freedmen Descendants Cope with the COVID-19 Infection in a Racist Healthcare System?”
The Effects of COVID – 19 will hit the Black American Population Worse – but not from what you think
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus COVID – 19 as a Pandemic. According to their site, the WHO Director-General said: “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels ofContinue reading “The Effects of COVID – 19 will hit the Black American Population Worse – but not from what you think”
Does Black America Suffer from an Identity Illness?
“In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” — Erik Erikson. What is in a name? Shakespeare asked this question during Romeo’s soliloquy to Juliet. He asked this question because Romeo being part of the family Montague forbade him from associating with his loveContinue reading “Does Black America Suffer from an Identity Illness?”
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