The mental health of African Americans is something that we don’t usually talk about or it isn’t taken as seriously as it should be. Mental health wasn’t something I personally knew much about until I started getting stressed out from the pressures of college, as well as during the pandemic. The pandemic has taught me to take care of myself without stressing myself too much. I have to learn to take care of myself and treat myself. Mental health awareness is a topic that should be taught in high school so teenagers are able to prepare themselves and learn ways to cope and better their mental health. More attention needs to also be brought in the topic