Simone overcame many obstacles in her life to rise to being inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame as well as into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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When a ‘Diva’ Is Diagnosed | The Atlantic
Will Mariah Carey’s battle with bipolar II disorder make people reevaluate how they’ve talked about her behavior?
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Father of 9-Year-Old Girl Who Committed Suicide Warns Parents Not to Miss the Warning Signs | The Root
Charles Weatherspoon was preparing lunch for his family Jan. 4 when he told his son, Charles, to run some vitamins up to his sister, A’layah. Charles came back moments later from his sister’s room, telling his father that A’layah was playing a prank and pretending to be asleep.
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‘He was happy. So far as I know’ | The Washington Post
Rylan Hagan was a model sixth-grader who had just qualified for a trip to Disney. Why did he kill himself?
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New Studies Find That Positive Feelings About Blackness Improve Academic Performance for Black Girls | The Root
“We found that feeling positive about being Black, and feeling support and belonging at school, may be especially important for African-American girls’ classroom engagement and curiosity…”
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In an Unsettled Life, Singing Opera Became Her Rock | The New York Times
“She cried. I cried. Several women in the room cried…”
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‘Father of Black Psychology’ Joseph L. White dies at 84 | AFRO
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Joseph L. White, a psychologist, social activist and teacher who helped pioneer the field of Black psychology to counter what he saw as rampant ignorance and prejudice in the profession, has died. He was 84.
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Simone Leigh’s The Waiting Room: Art That Tries to Heal Black Women’s Pain
The artist’s new exhibition pays tribute to Esmin Elizabeth Green, who died on the floor of a New York City hospital, by presenting an alternative vision of the US healthcare system
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Highlighting Suicide Rates In The Black Community
The American Association of Suicidology released data in 2014 that reported 2,357 African Americans were suicide victims in 2012. Of that number, 1,908 were men.
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