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Focus on mental illness in the black community

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Orlando activists are taking on a subject that’s rarely discussed in the black community: Mental Health. This session on Wednesday (April 11), which starts at 7 p.m. is the second-part of a mental health discussion that was organized by  Let Your Voice Be Heard, Inc. Mentally ill man killed by NY police Unfortunately, there’s a stigma about mental illness, which is why this subject is rarely addressed in the black community. Despite that, Let Your Voice Be Heard hosted the first part of the discussion a few weeks ago. It focused on post-traumatic stress. This second part that will be held at the  Three Masks  gallery (1023 W. Colonial, near the Orange Blossom Trail) will focus on strategies to maintain a good mental health. The discussion is being driven by four licensed mental-health professionals. Many black people live in a constant state of stress, struggling to survive on jobs that don’t pay a living wage; fearful of being stopped and brutali...