Viral Image Shows How Tired Black Women Are Following Election [Video]

Art has historically served as a salve for Black folks in times of despair. And for many of us, despair entered the building and removed its shoes following the Nov. 5 election of President-elect Donald Trump.

Hence the impact of this now-viral image of a group of Black women watching the world burn against an orange backdrop, which has certainly been the talk of at least one of your group chats or social media feeds this week. The feedback — divided firmly by age group, which we’ll get into in a second — has ranged from “this is powerful” to “why is the cast of ‘Set it Off’ watching 9/11 happen?”

The image, created by Atlanta-based influencer and content creator Nikki Free, definitely evokes the frame of the “Set it Off” foursome sitting on top of the roof. Flames and billowing smoke emerge from skyscrapers as the women sit on top of an …