now actress taraji p. hensons >> for so long, it's been looked upon as a weakness in our community. >> and taraji is determined to change that. last year she launched the boris lawrence henson foundation named after her father, a vietnam vet who himself struggled with ptsd and depression. >> my dad was the first person who made me feel comfortable with talking about mental health he felt off, and he talked about it so when he was speaking to you about his own struggles, do people think, whoa, yes. >> they would call him crazy, you know, boris, he crazy. and that's the stigma around it. you have to change first >> to support the mental health of african-americans, taraji's foundation is partnering with schools like chicago's height school for the arts. black students here say where they come from, it's shameful to talk about anxiety, depression and trauma. >> communication for african-americans is an issue. you know, we always think fighting is the way. we don't use phones more than we send it down, verbally how w