‘Rona and Racism: A Survival Guide

Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive

American Public Media

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.3 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Public health emergencies hit differently for people of color. Historical trauma and lack of systemic trust all contribute to deep angst. As both a medical doctor and journalist, Dr. Seema Yasmin answers your questions about living in the time of COVID-19 as a person of color, and offers some validation - “We have the right to feel whatever we feel.”
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0:00.0	Hey everyone, how are you doing out there, or should I say in there, at home, doing your social distancing?
0:08.0	It is hard, and there is so much information we're getting every day about the spread of coronavirus and the changes to our lives, it is a lot.
0:16.4	We were going to bring you a great conversation about body image, fat phobia, and taking up space
0:22.3	with fat activist Virgy Tobar and comedian Chloe Hilliard.
0:26.3	But we'll have to bring that to you a little later.
0:29.2	And I know we will all need it in the weeks to come.
0:31.6	We'll need a good laugh and a dose of self-empowerment.
0:34.0	But with everything that's happening, we decided to switch gears to answer your questions
0:39.0	about some of the things we've been dealing with during this time of uncertainty.
0:44.0	He's sheltered.
0:46.0	I don't want your coronavirus in my country.
0:48.0	He's Chinese.
0:49.0	Oh, she's Chinese.
0:50.0	Oh, she's Chinese. Oh, she definitely has a coronavirus.
0:52.0	All the other students who are coughing,
0:53.1	they don't get sent out, but they're not Asian.
0:55.1	He was verbally attacking me.
0:58.9	I'm Tanya Mosley, and on this episode of Truth Be Told,
1:01.6	a survival guide on how to live in the time of Rona as a person of color.
1:06.3	Dear Truth Be Told.
1:07.6	Dear truth be told.
1:08.4	Dear truth be told. I need your help.
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