- Hate crimes, experts say, shatter trust and can fuel collective anxiety, stress, depression, hopelessness and post-traumatic stress.
- Reports of hate crimes against Black people rose to 2,755 in 2021, up from 1,930 in the previous year.
- Experts recommend coping strategies to deal with racial violence in communities, including spiritual practices such as group prayer or even activism.
BUFFALO – A day after a white gunman in military gear opened fire at a Buffalo supermarket in a Black neighborhood Saturday afternoon and killed 10 people, longtime city resident Max Anderson found himself moving quickly through a nearby grocery.
Anderson, who is Black and who works about a block away from where the shooting took place, said being in the nearby store to grab lunch was an “extremely anxious” experience.