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Williams examines depression in black Americans from a 360-degree perspective, including her own candid, heartfelt chronicle of her lifelong struggle with the disease as well as other profound stories of great suffering and inspirational healing from all walks of life. nBlack people are dying everywhere we turn, in the faces we see and the headlines we read, and we feel emotional pain, but we don't know how to tackle it--it's time to recognize it and work through our trauma. nTerrie had made it: she had launched her own public relations company with such clients as Eddie Murphy and Johnnie Cochran. Yet she was in constant pain, waking up in terror, overeating in search of relief. For thirty years she kept on her game face of success, exhausting herself daily to satisfy her clients' needs while neglecting her own. When she finally collapsed, she had no clue what was wrong or if there was a way out. n nShe learned her problem had a name--depression--and that many suffered from it, limping through their days, hiding their hurt. As she healed, her mission became clear: break the silence of this crippling taboo and help those who suffer, especially in the black community. n nBlack Pain identifies emotional pain--which uniquely and profoundly affects the black experience--as the root of lashing out through desperate acts of crime, violence, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, workaholism, and addiction to shopping, gambling, and sex. Few realize these destructive acts are sym