Caron Butler: Now, imagine this: Mental …

Caron Butler: Now, imagine this: Mental Health Awareness Month just passed in May and there’s depression and social anxiety and all these things that the world has been dealing with [plus everything] from an economic standpoint – unemployment is 40-million-plus – and still people are putting that aside to sacrifice and say, “You know what? It is so important that we get out here and march together and rally around each other for justice and equality for all people, especially black people in America.” Black history has always been swept under the rug. And what happens when you continue to sweep history under the rug? Trauma occurs. And when trauma continues to go unaddressed, that’s a huge issue.