Daryl Rowe, Shelly Harrell, Miguel Gallardo, Thema Bryant-Davis,LGBTQ+Perspectives: Hanging Nooses, Hate Pose a National Health RiskAddressing, preventing and eradicating hate is not just a “Black issue,” it is a human rights issue, says this group of psychology faculty from Pepperdine University. If we, as a nation, fail to address it, we are at risk for regression, for descending into a previous state of unhealthy functioning. Choice and free will are important concepts in mental health. What is our will as a nation? Do we choose to ignore these signs of impending illness and let the sickness of racism ravage the soul of our nation?October 30, 2007Page 1 of 1