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Author: Alexa Mikhail

Alexa Mikhail is a reporting fellow at The 19th.
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‘The Trauma Keeps Coming’: How Black Girls Grapple With Witnessing Police Violence

Alexa Mikhail and Zaria Howell
‘The Trauma Keeps Coming’: How Black Girls Grapple With Witnessing Police Violence

Experts have noticed an increase in the severity of mental health conditions among Black girls who witness police violence—like the one who witnessed George Floyd’s murder.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live Could Have an Impact on Assault Survivors

Alexa Mikhail
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live Could Have an Impact on Assault Survivors

In an Instagram Live, Ocasio-Cortez revealed that she is a survivor of sexual assault and what happened to her during the Capitol riots. Advocates and experts say this could help other trauma survivors who suffer in silence.

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