superheroesincolor: I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery (2021)In
superheroesincolor: I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery (2021)In this powerful and provocative account of a life lived after psychosis, critically acclaimed actor, David Harewood, uncovers devastating family history and investigates the very real impact of racism on Black mental health.When David Harewood was twenty-three, his acting career beginning to take flight, he had what he now understands to be a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He was physically restrained by six police officers, sedated, then hospitalized and transferred to a locked ward. Only now, thirty years later, has he been able to process what he went through.What was it that caused this breakdown and how did David recover to become a successful and critically acclaimed actor? How did his experiences growing up Black and British contribute to a rupture in his sense of his place in the world?Maybe I Don’t Belong Here is a deeply personal exploration of the duality of growing up both Black and British, recovery from crisis and a rallying cry to examine the systems and biases that continue to shape our society.by David HarewoodPre Order now hereDavid Harewood, MBE is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in Homeland, and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in Supergirl. [SuperheroesInColor linktr.ee / FB / IG / Twitter / Twitch / Support ] -- source link
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