Angie Powers

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Research shows that White medical students believe that Black people’s blood coagulates quicker than Whites, that Black skin is thicker, and that Blacks have less-sensitive nerve endings. Simply put, White doctors believe that Blacks do not feel pain. So, either Black folx are superhuman or not human at all. This is how Black folx are seen and treated as disposable. This is how unarmed Black people get shot or strangled to death by the police or other White men, because White people believe we feel no pain and we have strength beyond the average human.
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom
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