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Apart from African American celebrities and public figures who experience mental health distress or commit suicide in the public eye, mental health remains invisible from public discourse in the African American Community. According to the Minority Health Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, African Americans are 20% more likely to experience psychological distress than non-white Hispanics. While statistics prove that African Americans are experiencing distress at higher…

There’s a wave of populism sweeping the globe that appears to have made everyone feel either defiantly jubilant or ready to shit their pants, depending on which side of the ideological aisle they’re on. The most prominent example of this populist wave is Donald J. Trump’s upset win over Hillary Clinton in our recent presidential election, but this is not isolated to the United States. Much of Europe, parts of Asia, and South America, as well, have seen such crusades gain momentum, as people…

Election Fever 1. MAJOR MILESTONES OF MASS MEDIA 1960- TODAY 1960- The first televised debate occurred on September 26, 1960 between Nixon and Kennedy. This changed the political landscape for future campaigns. This was the era of people having access to view the debates in real-time. The television was also used for negative or critical campaign spots. Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 campaign spot of the “Daisy Girl” is considered a classic negative spot. Broadcast television was the dominant form…