TORONTO -- Black people are 鈥渆xhausted鈥� after decades of violence and oppression and don鈥檛 know how to handle the 鈥渘ew-found attention that perhaps we didn鈥檛 expect,鈥� says Toronto blogger Casey Palmer.
Images of violence inflicted on Black people, worldwide protests against systemic racism triggered by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, and worrying about how to talk to their kids about it all are taking a toll on the Black community, says the father of two young boys.
And it鈥檚 worsened by pandemic lockdowns that have closed many of the avenues for the community to gather and support one another. But Palmer is hopeful that Black voices are being heard.
鈥淧eople outside the Black community didn鈥檛 really understand what it means to be Black and the things we go through, so I think we are in a listening moment right now," he said on CTV's Your Morning Friday.
Watch the video for more of Palmer鈥檚 perspective.
