Dutchess Lattimore Needed Therapy After Leaving Black Ink Crew: “I Tried To Kill Myself Seven Times”

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An example of oppressive content, she said, was them ignoring positive empowering work she was doing, as well as going to events that celebrated Black girls and womanhood. She said all of that footage got scrapped for the usual drama.
“People didn’t even know that I went to an HBCU and I graduated cum laude!’ she said in frustration. “How can you not know that? That is the greatest thing about me! They knew everything. They never aired it. They filmed me going to Black Girls Rock! Awards, they filmed me going to do women’s empowerment events. They never used not one of the footage.”