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cord-303115-bks0uvvr	Brown, Elizabeth A.	COVID-19: Racism Is Like That	2020-10-19		.txt	text/plain	1494	102	68	Being black in America requires wearing an uncomfortable invisible mask, hiding anxiety and fear. Now, having more time to reflect on their stories as well as my own experiences in the south have led me an interesting realization as a black woman in the southern United States-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may open a small window for white America to see how black Americans experience racism. Minorities, particularly black Americans, wear an invisible mask each day they open their eyes and face the world. 1 The invisible masks that blacks wear hide the anger, hurt, fear, depression, anxiety, and even post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) we carry living in a society that does not value us because Health Equity of something as frivolous as the color of our skin. Black Americans have experienced physical distancing for 400 + years now. America, notably white America, if you are tired of COVID-19 and its effects, imagine how black Americans and minorities feel.	./cache/cord-303115-bks0uvvr.txt	./txt/cord-303115-bks0uvvr.txt