Black Men in Masks

<p>James Baldwin<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1962/11/17/letter-from-a-region-in-my-mind" target="_blank"> wrote in a 1962 essay</a> "The white man's unadmitted -- and apparently, to him, unspeakable -- private fears and longings are projected onto the Negro."</p> <p>LET'S TAKE THE COUCH</p> <p>We know that overall Black people are targeted more by the police or treated unfairly by the Justice system. <strong>More black men experience significant challenges than white men and have higher levels of worry.</strong></p> <p>Many black men have faced traumatic experiences in their lives. In a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard 2011 study entitled “The Race and Recession Survey,” more black men than white men reported having a close friend or relative who was murdered (61 percent and 29 percent, respectively), wrongfully arrested (31 percent, 16 percent), or the victim of a violent crime (25 percent, 18 percent).</p> <p>Today's episode is, "Black Men in Masks". Did the sight of Black men in masks intensify the previously existing fears that Whites have for Black men?&nbsp;</p> <p>And of course, let's explore solutions to improve race relations in America.&nbsp;</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brainlove/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/brainlove/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/brainlove/support</a>