As we wait to receive the list of activities to be forwarded by the provost’s office, think about "mental health" as it relates to the people of African descent we are studying this semester.  Let us consider the following discussions about the psychological impact of slavery, colonization, exploitation, migration, race, class, and gender on people of African descent:

• Watch the following video from 1987, titled "Psychological Slavery, Full Episode, American Black Journal."  Has anything changed since 1987?  In what way? Please watch the discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKh0H3sg1Uo  
• Since some blacks are also Latino and may also be recent immigrants and first-generation Americas, please consider also the impact of immigration on people of African descent:  https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Hispanic-Latinx/Hispanic-Latinx-Immigrants-and-First-Generation-Americans
  
• Consider the experiences of Black, Asian, and Minority, and Ethnic experiences in the United Kingdom:  https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/living-with-mental-illness/wellbeing-physical-health/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-mental-health/
• Consider also the experiences of people of African descent in France and other European spaces: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827316301884