Black Americans are grappling with a collective loss after a white gunman killed 10 people in a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Experts say collective and cumulative grief over hate crimes and racial violence can fuel mental and physical health consequences for Black Americans. Reports of hate crimes are rising, particularly for Blacks and Asian Americans, according to an FBI report last fall. “It is very hard to heal a wound that is continuously opened,” said Da’Mere Wison, a researcher at the University of Arizona. Tap our link in bio to read more from Black Americans who are trying to cope with the grief and trauma after news of the latest shooting. Photo by Seth Harrison of the Journal News, with the USA TODAY network, shows Tiffany Whitfield and Robin Harris, daughters of Ruth Whitfield, holding hands during a press conference in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 16, 2022. Ruth was one of the victims of the Buffalo shooting Saturday.