COVID-19
CHANGED THE WORLD.
COVID-19: THE KILLER OF A DREAM
Exploring the Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among African Americans and the Connection to Mental Health and Historical Racial Trauma
A thought-provoking examination of public health, racial inequality, psychological distress, historical trauma, and the experiences of African American communities during one of the most disruptive crises of modern history.
THE MIND BEHIND THE STORY
Kenneth Leroy King
Author of COVID-19: The Killer of a Dream
Kenneth Leroy King approaches the COVID-19 pandemic through a lens that extends
beyond medicine and statistics.
In COVID-19: The Killer of a Dream, he examines the relationship between public health, racial
injustice, historical trauma, mental well-being, institutional trust, and the African American experience.
His work encourages readers to confront difficult questions about how history continues to shape
the present and why understanding the human experiences behind major social crises matters.
Through research, historical reflection, and critical examination, King challenges readers to consider not only what happened during COVID-19, but what the pandemic revealed about longstanding inequalities embedded within American society.
About the Book
COVID-19:
THE KILLER OF A DREAM
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world.
But for African American communities, its devastating impact extended beyond illness and death.
Beneath the statistics lies a deeper story of historical racial trauma, systemic inequality, psychological distress, institutional mistrust, and a longstanding struggle for trust in systems intended to protect
human life.
Kenneth Leroy King explores the troubling intersection of public health, racial injustice, and mental well being, examining how the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on African Americans intensified fears, revived painful historical memories, and raised difficult questions about accountability and inequality.
Drawing upon scholarly research and historical trauma theory, the book asks readers to move beyond numbers and consider the people, memories, fears, institutions, and histories behind them.
Because a pandemic can end—but the wounds it exposes may have existed for generations.
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