; Whereas approximately 24 percent of the Latino population in the United States identifies as Afro-Latino and is thus potentially subject to both race and national origin discrimination; Whereas because of racism, Black people in the United States share a unique set of challenges and experiences that require heightened levels of awareness and risk while performing everyday tasks—such as jogging in neighborhoods, driving while Black, or playing in a park—that are not experienced by other populations; Whereas Black people in the United States are 3 times more likely to be killed by police than White people in the United States, and police violence is the 6th leading cause of death for young Black men; Whereas the police brutality and violence experienced by Black people in the United States adversely impacts mental health among Black communities; Whereas Black communities led the Nation in mourning the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Elijah McClain, and countless other Black Americans—calling for justice and long-term changes to dismantle systems of oppression; Whereas throughout our Nation’s history, people of color have been at the forefront of civil rights movements for essential freedoms, human rights, and equal protection for marginalized groups and continue to fight for racial and economic justice today; Whereas a public health issue is defined as meeting the following 4 criteria— (1) the condition affects many people, is seen as a threat to the public, and is continuing to increase; (2) the condition is distributed unfairly; (3) preventive measures could reduce the effects of the condition; and (4) those preventive measures are not yet in place; Whereas racism meets the criteria of a public health crisis, and public health experts agree