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Another Rose (Mental Illness as a Blessin0g)

Another Thorn, Another Rose (Mental Illness as a Blessing)

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Chelle Wilson

I fight against harm perpetrated both by the myth of the Strong Black Woman and the stigma my culture attaches to mental illness every day. Since 1619, America nurtures me to mute my emotions, my pain, and my fear.

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