Rumor has it that Terrell Owens committed suicide. Unfortunately, this does not surprise me at all. T.O. has been asking for help for many years, but people did not recognize it. Many Black men are taught not to express themselves emotionally and are not comfortable asking for help. Therefore, when we do have mental issues, we committ acts that are indirect pleas for help. Because of most people's characterization of us, are pleas are never answered, not even recognized. The reasons behind our high crime and incarceration rates are not simply economical, social, and political; they are also mental. Hopefully T.O.'s situation will bring this issue some attention. I doubt it, though.
Peace,
Langston Collin Wilkins
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