My color is my joy and not my burden. - Bebe Moore Campbell

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But hail thou Goddess sage and holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy, Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue.

Bebe Moore Campbell

My color is my joy and not my burden.

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As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me.

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Once my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can't we, as a nation, begin to speed up that process? We need a national campaign to destigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African Americans. The message must go on billboards and in radio and TV public service announcements. It must be preached from pulpits and discussed in community forums. It's not shameful to have a mental illness. Get treatment. Recovery is possible.

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People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as having yet another deficit.

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Forgiveness is the key to the recovery of the soul.

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When we finally stop asking America to love us and begin to love ourselves, we will prosper as a people.

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