OUT OF OUR RIGHT MINDS: TRAUMA, DEPRESSION AND THE BLACK WOMAN

I received an email from Clout Media on a Black Female Filmaker. Black women don't get their due in the film industry so I was interested in the subject matter. Independent filmmaker Stacey Muhammad's latest film explores depression and the overall feeling of sadness that plagues many black women in this society of all ages, social and economic backgrounds. Her film seeks to connect the state of mental health amongst women of color to the lingering effects of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome and a trauma experience that has been passed on from one generation to the next. Her most recent short documentary film, I AM SEAN ,black boys speak, won the Best Short Film of the year award from the REEL SISTERS of the Diaspora 12th Annual Film Festival and Lecture Series.

Out of Our Right Minds - Trauma, Depression and the Black Woman from Stacey Muhammad on Vimeo.

Jesse Jackson is on the case of them “Old Bones.”

Grave Robbers have hit a Chicago cemetery harder than the winds of Lake Michigan. The Burr Oak Cemetery, also known as the first African American Cemetery in Chicago, was rocked by a scandal. Over 300 graves were dug up and discarded in order to be resold. Imagine going to a hotel and your room is already taken. The hotel tried to double their money and booked the room twice. Only in this situation the guests aren’t leaving. The scheme came to an end at 8:30am when the police raided the cemetery. I didn’t see any pictures when I first heard about this. And I was hoping that it wouldn’t be “Tyrone and them” (my one time being optimistic). But then the pictures finally came out and black folk didn’t let me down. Now we are adding Tomb Raiders to our resumes?

The Rev. Jesse “ballcracker” Jackson was at the cemetery putting in his two cents. I’m not a Rev. Jackson fan but I do agree with what he said about the Grave Robbers. He said “there’s a special place in hell” for those accused of this crime. I second that!!! The families that lost their loved ones can’t be made whole again. It’s a sick sad situation.