The statics I’ve found regarding African-Americans and mental health issues are astounding and can’t be summed up in this blog; however I’ll do my best to address the issue tactfully. This week’s news of Jett Jackson taking his life was another shocking blow to those of us who remember him from his Disney show, The Famous Jett Jackson, Friday Night Lights, or from his most recent tv roll, Rizzoli & Lyles. The handsome, twenty-nine year old actor didn’t leave a suicide letter, so as of right now we have no idea what this young man was going through at the time.
