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This is something that I myself wasn't particularly aware of in specific the actual statistics of suicides in the Blk community which has been historically the lowest of the main racial groups. That said, as a people we have been oppressed for so long that I understand why our children are suffering enough to feel that there is no way out except death especially when you take into the consideration that we have the child welfare system constantly attacking and permanently separating our families through forced removals and stranger adoptions. I know of several Blk children killed while in state care (I'm working on writing an article about said cases). I have had suicidal thoughts related to my children being taken from me and my husband tried several times during his young adulthood due in large part to racial and familial traumas. So it's really sad and disturbing. I'll try to start focusing more on the issue.