The rate of depression African American women is 50% higher among white women although, 25% of blacks account for mental health needs, blacks make up only 11-12 % of national populations. ... (Wesley 2) There have been several well-known black women in past history that have suffered from depression, actress Dorothy Dandridge, singer Phyllis Hyman are two who committed suicide due to silent suffering of depression (Starling 3). The singer Jennifer Holiday is a well-known singer and actress on Broadway who suffered for ten years before she admitted publicly that she had more than a case of...

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