Cara Anthony

Definitely, for sure. I mean, I'm a health reporter and I'm also a Black woman. So when I look at an issue, those are two of the lenses I'm looking through. Totally, yeah. I started reporting for KFF Health News in 2019. That same year, a group of researchers found that Black men in the United States are about two and a half times more likely to be killed by police than white men.

Definitely, for sure. I mean, I'm a health reporter and I'm also a Black woman. So when I look at an issue, those are two of the lenses I'm looking through. Totally, yeah. I started reporting for KFF Health News in 2019. That same year, a group of researchers found that Black men in the United States are about two and a half times more likely to be killed by police than white men.

Definitely, for sure. I mean, I'm a health reporter and I'm also a Black woman. So when I look at an issue, those are two of the lenses I'm looking through. Totally, yeah. I started reporting for KFF Health News in 2019. That same year, a group of researchers found that Black men in the United States are about two and a half times more likely to be killed by police than white men.

On average, they found that a young Black man had a one in 1,000 chance of being killed by police, making it one of the top six causes of death for them. It ranked just behind heart disease and cancer. That's really devastating. OK. And the immediate impact of that number is clear for young Black men. But what's maybe less clear is the impact it can have on their loved ones, right?

On average, they found that a young Black man had a one in 1,000 chance of being killed by police, making it one of the top six causes of death for them. It ranked just behind heart disease and cancer. That's really devastating. OK. And the immediate impact of that number is clear for young Black men. But what's maybe less clear is the impact it can have on their loved ones, right?

On average, they found that a young Black man had a one in 1,000 chance of being killed by police, making it one of the top six causes of death for them. It ranked just behind heart disease and cancer. That's really devastating. OK. And the immediate impact of that number is clear for young Black men. But what's maybe less clear is the impact it can have on their loved ones, right?

The community around them, the people who are dealing with the after effects of racism and violence. Yeah. And this has been going on for a long time. Think about what Black communities went through during the lynching era. So I wanted to dig into all of that and find out what's the health impact of this kind of trauma? I talked to Aisha Lee about this.

The community around them, the people who are dealing with the after effects of racism and violence. Yeah. And this has been going on for a long time. Think about what Black communities went through during the lynching era. So I wanted to dig into all of that and find out what's the health impact of this kind of trauma? I talked to Aisha Lee about this.

The community around them, the people who are dealing with the after effects of racism and violence. Yeah. And this has been going on for a long time. Think about what Black communities went through during the lynching era. So I wanted to dig into all of that and find out what's the health impact of this kind of trauma? I talked to Aisha Lee about this.

She's an assistant professor at Penn State and a licensed mental health provider.

She's an assistant professor at Penn State and a licensed mental health provider.

She's an assistant professor at Penn State and a licensed mental health provider.

Oh, for sure. And I'm not faulting my ancestors for that. Times were different then, you know. Sometimes that's what they felt they had to do to survive and to stay safe. But over time, Aisha told me that holding her in hurts us.

Oh, for sure. And I'm not faulting my ancestors for that. Times were different then, you know. Sometimes that's what they felt they had to do to survive and to stay safe. But over time, Aisha told me that holding her in hurts us.

Oh, for sure. And I'm not faulting my ancestors for that. Times were different then, you know. Sometimes that's what they felt they had to do to survive and to stay safe. But over time, Aisha told me that holding her in hurts us.

So, Emily, for the past few years, I've been reporting on a small town that's been deeply shaped by this silence, Sykeston, Missouri. That reporting was the basis for a documentary and a podcast both called Silence in Sykeston.

So, Emily, for the past few years, I've been reporting on a small town that's been deeply shaped by this silence, Sykeston, Missouri. That reporting was the basis for a documentary and a podcast both called Silence in Sykeston.

So, Emily, for the past few years, I've been reporting on a small town that's been deeply shaped by this silence, Sykeston, Missouri. That reporting was the basis for a documentary and a podcast both called Silence in Sykeston.

I think Sykeston illustrates this intersection of racism and history and secret keeping and how all those things combine to affect the health of an individual and of a community.

I think Sykeston illustrates this intersection of racism and history and secret keeping and how all those things combine to affect the health of an individual and of a community.