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Ferrai Pickett
You are enough, you can not pour from an empty cup. Find time to take care of yourself.
Tired of living in fear. Tired of fighting. Tired of racism. Tired of being angry. Tired of the trauma.
1 in 9 women suffers with postpartum depression. Although these are only the reported cases. People assume after having a child the only emotion you should feel is happiness. Although that’s not always the case, you feel happiness along with many other emotions. Which is OK! This new mommy is learning to be ok with not being ok.
July 11, 2020 I learned I was expecting my first child. My heart was filled with happiness although I excited to start my family, I was also sad and afraid. The mortality rate of Black women dying during childbirth is high in America. So even though I was happy to be expecting I was afraid I wouldn’t survive childbirth. My fear of dying during childbirth, elections, racism, covid, etc. caused me to become depressed. Here is my experience of being pregnant during a pandemic.
Thursday night I went to a jewel on 159th in Orland Park. I walked in and saw 5 customers without a mask in. I asked why are people allowed in the store without masks. I pointed out that when my fiancé and I forget our mask (innocently) in the car we ran out to go get them no problem. But all these white people were allowed to not wear masks in the store. I was getting numbers and names to call and complain about the mask. The manger walked over to explain his father is darker than me. I explained I never accused him personally of racial profiling customers. Your dad being darker than me has nothing to do with me being stopped and reminded to put on a mask but your white employees and customers aren’t wearing masks. He didn’t like my response and called the police on me. 4 police officers showed up and that’s when I started recording because I feared for my life. I had 2 witnesses who saw what happened become my character witnesses. My concern about masks was dismissed. My voice was silenced. I was stereotyped. Racially profiled and the police were called.
Earth’s Remedies
Stop the violence
Cease fire
CAPS
Kids off the block
Chicago youth programs
Dovetails project
West side cultural foundation
Chicago urban league
Urban initiative
Girls for science
The name jar by Yangshook Choi
All are welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Too many tamales by Gary Soto
Color of us by Karen Katz
Skin like mine by Latashia M Perry
What do you celebrate by Whitney Stewart
Mixed me by Taye Diggs
Why am I me by Page Britt
Ada Twist scientist by Andrea Beaty
Sofia Valdez for president by Andrea Beaty
Rose revere engineer by Andrea Beaty