Tag: Mental health
Did Anyone Ask Them: Dr. Claudine Gay or Dr. Antoinette Candia-Bailey...
The African American Academic Series
By: MeShonya Wren-Coleman, Ph.D.
Two words have been on a rampage for the past ten years for which everyone...
Ivy Huff Examines When Life Is Not Ok
Our Mental Health
By Ivy Huff
In recent months, the subject of mental health has been at the forefront of mainstream conversations, in part due to...
Community Crisis: A Rise In Black Suicides
Special Assignment
By Dave Devereaux
As our community had not completely come to terms with the sudden suicide of actress Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander...
Restoring The King: Why Changing The Narrative of Mental Health is...
Creating a safe space for black and brown men to rejuvenate, recharge and restore is necessary
By: Nia Ridgle, LCSW
Changing Our Narrative
What is the inspiration...
Balancing Life and Quarantine: One Cry at a Time
By. Shawn V. Branch
Reel Urban News #COVID19 Series
I was not ready for this!
When the news of being quarantined went into effect, I thought...
Willis Cooks Soars Above It All: New Year, New Me
By: Willis Cooks, MSSA, MNO, LSW
Changing Our Narrative
It's the top of the year and this is the common phrase that goes around. We tend...
The Importance of Black Men Seeking Therapy
By: Willis Cooks, MSSA, MNO, LSW
Changing Our Narrative
“I just turned 48 today, and that was probably the hardest thing I have ever had to...
Jenifer Lewis “The Mother of Black Hollywood” Memoir Profile (Watch)
By: Michael Reel
Because she has played mothers in so many films, Jenifer Lewis is known in the industry as the "Black Mother of Hollywood."...
Mental Health vs. Mental Illness: What’s the Difference?
By: Willis Cooks, Clinical Social Worker
Suicides, mass shootings and discussions around anxiety and depression have propelled mental health into the national debate. Many campaigns...
Police Leaders Join Forces To Cut Mass Incarceration
They're not the usual suspects in the movement to end mass incarceration — but 130 police chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors have launched a new...