By Editorial Board of The New York Times — 2018
A new volume offers insight into the personal and political life of one of the 20th century’s most influential freedom fighters.
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Can neurodiversity proponents keep the notion of mental pathology?
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Demand from patients seeking help for their mental illnesses has led to underground use in a way that parallels black markets in the AIDS pandemic. This underground use has been most perilous for people of color, who face greater stigma and legal risks due to the War on Drugs.
While individuals of all racial-ethnic minority groups are at risk of experiencing racial discrimination and racial trauma, Black Americans are especially at risk, as anti-Black racism is individual, systemic, and historical.