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Suicide is up among Black Americans. We need to talk about it.
NPR · 0:54
8,084 views · 1,195 likes · Oct 9, 2026
Suicide is a public health crisis for the country — but that crisis is becoming acute in the Black community. Black suicide rates are climbing, increasing more than 50% over about the past 10 years according to CDC data. And the suicide rates among Black youth are increasing particularly dramatically.
NPR’s Michel Martin hosted a Morning Edition live event called Going There: A Matter of Life and…
Suicide is a public health crisis for the country — but that crisis is becoming acute in the Black community. Black suicide rates are climbing, increasing more than 50% over about the past 10 years according to CDC data. And the suicide rates among Black youth are increasing particularly dramatically.
NPR’s Michel Martin hosted a Morning Edition live event called Going There: A Matter of Life and…
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