Michelle Williams and Charlamagne Tha God are transparent about their personal battles with depression and anxiety. Michelle advocates with the message on her T-Shirt and very vocally that “Therapy is Cool”. Michelle explains how she still has to deprogram from depression she has been dealing with since age 12. Being in the spotlight isn’t always about photoshoots, redcarpets, music videos, and concerts, those are simply the reels that are presented to the mass, we don’t always get to see the other 23 hours of your favorite celebrity’s day, even if we do follow them on social media. Charlamagne Tha God makes it clear that social media is an illusion, and expresses that he’s been diagnosed with anxiety since 2010.
Charlamagne says that Howard Stern is not the bar and he doesn’t agree with the comparison that he’s the “Hip Hop Howard Stern”, and makes it very clear that social media is only 3% of people’s real life, “It’s only the highlight reel.” I admire his persistence, being fired from 4 radio stations and one in which I interned at, I have that much more respect for his ability to evolve and grow while at the same time battling with personal issues that the public isn’t even aware of. Being self aware is what makes him so powerful.
Therapy is highly suggested because it is so overlooked in the African American community, allowing one to release the anchors of their past that are holding them down so that they could find freedom and acceptance for who they are. I asked “How do you have so much confidence and courage while also battling the mental health crisis?” Both said to DO THE WORK, & Charlamagne said do it for YOURSELF.
Marianne Williamson got all the students in an uproar of cheers when she said that her goal in office is to CANCEL student loan debt. With Cancel Culture I think that to be only appropriate. Sayonara Sallie Mae, you’re Canceled.
J. Mills The Artist 