Black men make up only6% of the United States population, yet 35% of unarmed people killed by police in 2016 were, you've guessed it, black men.

The numbers continue to rise and the latest victim to be killed by a police officer was 15-year-oldJordan Edwards in Texas last Saturday. So far this year, he is the youngest to be killed by police.

At the rate at which we are inundated with incidents of police brutality in the news, its fair to say, and research has also proven, that there is a heightened sense of fear and anxiety in the black community that stems from post-traumatic stress syndrome brought on by the trauma of police violence.

While the black community has a lower risk for many anxiety disorders, they have a9.1% prevalence rate for PTSD compared to 6.8% in Whites.

Dr. Candice Crowell, a professor at the University of Kentucky and a counseling psychologist, believes its imperative that black people tend to their mental health during these troubling times.

So she createdBlack Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma, a 17-minute guided meditation audio to help listeners calm their anxiety and find peace.

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The mediation also emphasizes positive affirmations to refute the worthless narrative being played out. In an interview with theHuffington Post, Crowell reveals how her meditation was inspired by the work of Black Lives Matter.

"The BLM movement has been a healing, affirming balm and a catalyst for me, as a researcher, professor and healer."

On her website, she expounds on the positive effects of meditation in confronting oppression."

"Racial trauma exacts a psychological and physiological toll on people of color, and those involved in the Movement for Black Lives are especially vulnerable to hourly personal, emotional, and physical racist attacks.

Guided meditation is one way to assist in calming a heightened state of distress, affirming ones value and humanity, and recentering with love for Black people."

Crowell will also turn her attention to helping white allies of the movement with her new meditation. Take a listen to Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma below or head over to iTunes and download the "How to Love a Human" podcast.

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