While speaking with “The Associated Press” two time Super Bowl champion Malcolm Jenkins detailed to New Orleans students how he enlisted “therapy” as a way for him to get through stress and the “psychological effects of racism.” He expressed how speaking to his therapist has been a way for him to “maintain and cope” with “mental health, anxiety and depression” for the last few years. Jenkins expressed his passion for spreading awareness to mental health issues and the importance of “black boys unapologetically” being able to proudly express themselves and his passion for such. How has racism affected your psychological state?

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