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For many years, hip-hop was a divisive art form. In the ’90s, critics mainly associated it with gangster rap, calling it violent, misogynistic and detrimental to young people. Its supporters argued that it was a vital tool for expressing what’s actually happening in marginalized communities. But now it’s 2024, and we’ve mostly moved beyond this debate. Perhaps nothing proves that hip-hop has crossed the threshold as an undeniably positive force more than Hip-Hop Therapy.

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Those who did not vote for Donald Trump are likely experiencing election grief.

Following the results of the contentious 2024 U.S. election, which was decisively won by Donald Trump, some 70 million Americans – along with others around the world – are left to grieve what many perceive to be a devastating loss. Psychologists and other experts say this grief is real, and needs to be acknowledged and processed by those who are experiencing it.

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