COVID-19 and Black Grief in the Academy

Abstract

West talks about COVID-19 and Black grief in the academy The experience of sharing and exposing grief constitutes a sacred and intimate bond, and the academy is not interested in Black grief for its embodiment of humanness As people deal with this grief and the added personal and financial responsibilities that the virus and its fallout have caused, Black faculty, students, and staff continue to navigate an environment where the racism and racial hostility that we confront during "normal" times does not dissipate in the learning platforms of the virtual