Black Lives Matter: We are in the Same Storm but we are not in the Same Boat |
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Authors: | Marlene F. Watson William L. Turner Paulette Moore Hines |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Counseling and Family Therapy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA;2. School of Public Policy, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, USA;3. Multicultural Family Institute, Highland Park, NJ, USA |
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Abstract: | Black Lives Matter is a clarion call for racial equality and racial justice. With the arrival of Africans as slaves in 1619, a racial hierarchy was formed in the United States. However, slavery is commonly dismissed as that less than noble aspect of the United States’ history without really confronting the legacies of racial inequality and racial injustice left in its wake. White supremacy, based on the myths of white superiority and Black inferiority, have obscured racial inequality and racial injustice, resulting in blaming the victims. Using Black Lives Matter as a platform, we focus on some key considerations for theory, research, education, training, and practice in clinical, community, and larger systems contexts. Broadly, we focus on Black Lives Matter, literally; Black dehumanization; historical oppression; healing; and implications for the field of family therapy. More specifically, we draw attention to health disparities, mass incarceration and aggressive policing, intergenerational racial trauma, restorative justice, and antiracist work. |
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Keywords: | Black Lives Matter Health Disparities Mass Incarceration and Aggressive Policing Intergenerational Racial Trauma Restorative Justice Anti-Racist Black Lives Matter desigualdades sanitarias encarcelamiento masivo y vigilancia policial agresiva trauma racial intergeneracional justicia reparadora antirracista 黑人生命问题 健康不平等 大规模监禁和暴力执法 跨代种族创伤 恢复性司法 反种族主义 |
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