Recently, due to the death of George Floyd, awareness of racial injustices in the United States is spreading across the entire nation, and even the world. Thanks to increasing access to the internet and social media, all eyes are on the Black American population. Social media movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackoutTuesday shed light on discrimination otherwise concealed from citizens outside certain cultures/social circles. While the focus of recent movements is primarily related to police brutality, there’s another evil plaguing these communities. Mental illness among African Americans is ubiquitous and catastrophic.
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