Black Mental Health Matters strongly condemns Akron Police brutality against Kenion La’ Vonte Gay, a Black Man struggling with mental illness brutalized, tortured, assaulted and humiliated without regard for his manhood.
Kenion is in jail and has been denied access to both mental health and further medical examination in spite of complaining about head injury pains after officers repeatedly punched him in the head but Akron PD Police won’t let him go to hospital. He paid $20 only for the Doctor to say there is nothing wrong with him and gave him Ibuprofen.
In addition to stigma that comes with mental health, Black communities are forced to reckon with police brutality, medical racism and disparities that exists when it comes to mental health.

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