The news is horrifying – a list that seems to keep growing of high-profile African Americans believed to have died by suicide in the last few weeks:
Mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland Kevin Ward, 44
Former Miss USA and attorney Cheslie Kryst, 30
Walking Dead Star Moses Moseley, 31
Ian Alexander, Jr., 26, son of Regina King
The grim trend brings up research conducted by Rheeda Walker, professor of psychology and director of the University of Houston’s Culture, Risk and Resilience Lab. As author of the “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” Walker is one of the leading researchers in the U.S. specializing in the intersection of culture, race, mental health and suicide.
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