Local Playwright Focuses On Mental Health For Men Of Color
Garcia -- said the play 'Stuff inside my head' uses the stories of three black men in HarlemΒ to encourage men to talk aboutΒ theirΒ mental health.Β
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Garcia -- said the play 'Stuff inside my head' uses the stories of three black men in HarlemΒ to encourage men to talk aboutΒ theirΒ mental health.Β
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