Black people pride ourselves on the fact that we have survived in America despite having every form of violence inflicted upon us. We’ve made it through slavery and lynchings, rape and Jim Crow, poverty and police dogs, fire hoses and jail cells, and on the other side have raised families and created culture that’s emulated (and stolen) the world over. With every odd imaginable set against us, we have persevered through the strength of our collective will and faith in Jesus. But neither our will, nor faith, can adequately heal the psychic wounds of that survival.
