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Bleu debunks myths surrounding mental health, trauma Black Girl, Bleu features conversations with therapists and corporate executives about the stigma of mental health and its impact on Black women
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Some of the crew for “Black Girl, Bleu,” from left to right, back to front: Demetria Smith-Bryant (camera), Brittney Butler (director of photography), Diamond Younge (camera assistant), Sharee Silerio (writer, director and producer), Sydney Hart (production assistant), Chloe Owens (still photographer and post-production PA) and Erica Walker (production assistant). Author: Danielle Brown – St. Louis American Published: 8:02 AM CST December 16, 2020 Updated: 8:02 AM CST December 16, 2020
ST. LOUIS In the early 1990s filmmaker Sharee Silerio’s family relocated from Northwoods to Florissant. The move thrust her into a social situation she wasn’t prepared for: she was one of the few Black faces
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Originally published on December 14, 2020 10:32 am
St. Louis native Tracie Berry-McGhee knew from an early age about the value of having a safe space. Growing up, hers was the library.
“I knew that if I could go into the library, I could make my dreams come true,” Berry-McGhee said. “Because I knew that knowledge was power.”
For nearly two decades, the licensed therapist has been working to empower and give more girls of color a safe space through the I Define Me Movement, which she founded in 2002. Oftentimes, Berry-McGhee said, girls are left out and don’t feel like they have a safe space to talk about the challenges they face.