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Intro The aim of this topic is to study the question, “Does past trauma tend to affect the overall experience of college students of color and inflict racial trauma?” The hope is to find and prove the high correlation rates between racial trauma and the African American community and the people of color in the college community. The main focus will be on racial trauma and mental health. As a person of color, I have been my fair share of traumatic experiences. It always made me wonder if what I  was experiencing was normal. It wasn’t until college that my friends and I started to realize that the things that we’ve seen has negatively affect not just us but  demonstrate that People of Color and Indigenous individuals’ (POCI) experiences with racism, discrimination and microaggressions affect their health and sense of wellbeing.  Background of the study College students mental health collegees are an increasing public health concern and are intensified among racial and ethnic minority groups. 13.2% of the us popualtion identifies as black / african american. 16% of those had a diagonosable mental illness.Statement of the problem; Significance of the Study-document effects of racism on a student of colors mental amd physical health in order to bring awareness This study of this  Delimitation of the problem it brings awareness to the issue of racial tension and the strain of knowing students experiences Define the research question  Alternative & null hypotheses.(null hypothesis): students of color are not affected by racial trauma and it doesnt affect their mental health (Alternative hypoythesis ) students of color are affected by racial traumaand severly affects their mental health null Conceptual/theoretical framework Definition of terms Racial Trauma-Racial trauma or race-based traumatic stress, is the cumulative effects of racism on an individual’s mental and physical health Mental Health-a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- Also known as PTSD is a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world. Concluding  paragraph Write this as you would for any APA style paper. No cover page or running head needed. But it should be high quality work-Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced. this is what i have so far for the beginning of my paper