Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC opens up about his past suicidal thoughts and depression in his memoir “Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide,” emphasizing the importance of therapy—especially for Black men—as a powerful and necessary step toward healing. His story sheds light on mental health struggles and the urgent need to break the silence around suicide in the Black community.
Tag: Office of Minority Health
Posted inBlack History
Matters of the heart: Remembering the life and legacy of Johnnie Mae Quince Gay
Johnnie Mae Quince Gay, a member of the Women’s Army Corps during the Korean War, died in 1972 due to a massive brain haemorrhage and hypertension after a long-term rehabilitation clinic and a fight with her husband.

