William J. Young III reflects on personal encounters (a dumpster, an elevator, a road rage incident) where he experienced coldness, suspicion, or hostility from other Black strangers. He traces the roots of Black-on-Black distrust to divisions sown during slavery (house vs. field, light vs. dark skin, "respectable" vs. "unrefined") and argues this old ignorance has faded but the resulting behavior hasn't. Citing psychoneuroimmunology, he connects internalized contempt and chronic stress to measurably worse health outcomes for Black Americans, and closes with a call for everyday kindness, greetings, and unity as both an emotional and literal survival strategy.