Microaggressions are apparent racist behaviors that do not involve overt racist statements or actions, the accumulation of which can cause stress in a target. For example, a security guard closely watching a Black customer in a department store, a colleague constantly interrupting an Asian-American at a meeting, or a neighbor insisting that racism is a thing of the past—or simply the feeling of being unheard, unseen, unincluded, or unconsidered. Research has found that microaggressions negatively influence people’s mental health, as those who experience them report more headaches and stomach aches, higher blood pressure, and higher use of alcohol and tobacco.