The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic collided with a police violence epidemic during the first half of 2020 to illuminate long standing and complex disadvantages for Black Americans. Beyond health disparities, COVID-19 also exacerbated long standing racial, social, and economic disparities. In the year 2020 alone, a number of police-involved killings of Black people, like the tragic murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, dominated news cycles and social media while also inciting protests against police brutality and racism, referred to as a national reckoning on systemic racism. This report explores the intersections of these factors and their impacts on the mental health of Black Americans as population surveys demonstrate a rise in adverse mental health conditions for Black Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.