taraji p. henso henson.ization seeks to end stigma of mental health in the african-american community. and the founder of the mental health nonprofit, the acoma project. thank you so much both of you for being with us. taraji, it's great to have you with us. this virus, i mean, it's been especially hard on people of color, black and brown people in this country. also people who have been on the front lines and they've been able to, because of the sacrifices they are making, they've been able to keep a lot of other people staying at home. and so a lot of people, you know, the deaths that we have seen, many of them are front line workers who have been infected on the job. i'm wondering, what made you get involved in this and what do you hope to do? >> oh, what made me get involved is -- well, first, me recognizing my own battles with anxiety and depression. and then when covid happened, i just -- my heart went out and i just knew that people were suffering. and they're suffering alone in isolation. i'm black.