Questlove took to Instagram to show how hard it is to work in the Black Community | Tech Reddy

On November 2nd, a day after the Migos rapper passed away, LaunchAcademy Award winner and singer, Questlovetook to Instagram to write about his thoughts on the struggle of healthy expression of emotions as a Black man in America.

01:01

Steen Made Italian Leather Electric, Is It For Sale?

Monday 4:10PM

The early Black community was determined to move forward and not dwell on disease, world problems, and problems.

Using slavery as an example, Questlove explains how slaves went to great lengths to suppress emotions, immersing their heads in “laughing tanks” of water as they let go. in situations other than joy, whether laughing, crying or shouting he wrote, “Emotions were not allowed in our lives: if you show anger you are angry . if you cry you’re an ass. If you laugh you’re joking, you know it / you’re showing it——all 3 are punished.” We have been taught that emotions have equal consequences.

According to the American Psychological Association Black people are less likely to follow the healthy path of seek mental health services For example, only 26.4% of Black and Hispanic men ages 18 to 44 who experience daily anxiety or depression used mental health services, compared to 45.4% of non-Hispanic white males with no feelings (NCHS Data Brief No. 206, 2015).”

G/O Media earns a commission

low-waste beauty

The Earthling Co.

Beautiful for the planet
If the beauty in your life likes to be organic—check out Earthling Co.’s great selection.

And as we see more and more Black people suffering at the hands of violence, there is a greater need than ever to find therapy and other ways to release emotions and This will cause us problems in the long run.

Instead of looking for those healthy exits, we have met with violence and violence, but against ourselves. We have turned to “bars” Questlove writes, “Today the new vessels: alcohol, pills, sniffing, blowing, sex, smoking, cutting, gambling, eating ( overeating/buimic–very aware of this), working out (another 10 I’ve had), risky activities (cousin/bff you’re praying doesn’t get face tattoos and piercings 30th—-this is an emotional wound) even if time management fails (long).

Every week, it seems like another beloved Black person, famous or not, suffers a terrible illness and expresses grief and fearlessness that needs to be acknowledged. Questlove wrote that we created a “simple” way to preserve and save the face, but where did we get it? It’s not far. Violence in the Black community whether it be from outsiders or within our own community is nothing new, but the way we respond to it needs to be addressed in a healthy way.