Hi, I’m African American and I have Mental Illness
Nov 5 · 6 min read

Growing up in the African American culture means that you are bequeathed a lot of ancestral pride in the accomplishments of your people and all the things they have overcome. It means that you are taught to be strong, damn near unbreakable in the face of a society that will not fully accept you for who you are simply because your genetics coded for you to have a bit more melanin. As a African American…


