Mental Health Resources for Black Teens [TeenVogue.com]
The brutalization of black bodies is now a form of repetitive trauma. The highly publicized killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, recorded and shared on multiple social media outlets (many of which include autoplay on videos), only reinforced the onslaught of violence and made it inescapable. For young black people, the visibility of this violence only reinforces the idea that the black body is up for consumption. It can be viewed, manipulated, desecrated, and even legally...