Karyn Washington, the popular creator of For Grown Girls, a movement to uplift and empower brown-hued Black women, has died from an apparent suicide. She…
Today on “NewsOne Now“ with Roland Martin, mental health advocate Terrie M. Williams and psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere held a frank conversation on mental health in the Black community. Williams urges…
How could it have been avoided? That is the question that lingers nearly five months after NFL player Jovan Belcher (pictured left) shot and killed Kassandra Perkins (pictured right), his longtime girlfriend and Mother of his infant daughter (pictured). The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker then left the home the couple shared and drove to Arrowhead Stadium, where he killed […]
From Therese Borchard at HuffingtonPost.com: We’ve officially entered the hard months, the “dark ages” as the midshipmen at the Naval Academy say: the time of…
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When the world heard of the tragic passing of Don Cornelius, we had different reactions. Some were in disbelief, others paid homage to the legend with a “Soul Train line” in Times Square, while many reflected on his immense impact on society. SEE ALSO: Is Black History Month Hard On Black Folks? BLACK HISTORY MONTH […]
More than ever, this planet is moving at a tremendous speed with constantly evolving technologies, political systems, social systems and economies. Even the way art is made, distributed, and sold is also in transition. RELATED: Would Dr. King Support Obama’s Policies? It’s a beautiful time to be alive and there are amazing opportunities to learn […]
Though studies say Black Americans don’t suffer from higher rates of depression than their white counterparts Therese Borchard, an editor for PsychCentral, found that many African-Americans tend to repress feelings of depression and other mental health disorders. Historical relics of slavery, poverty and broken homes continue to haunt African-Americans today — a sign that more […]
Today, Roland Martin spoke with Dr. Carl Bell, CEO of the community mental health council, to discuss the role mental health played in Jared Loughner’s violent act. In case you missed the interview, we have the audio available for you to listen.
PHOENIX — Rapper DMX, real name Earl Simmons has been placed in a mental health unit in Phoenix, Arizona. Earl Simmons was transferred to an Arizona State Prison Complex facility called Alhambra near 25th Street and Van Buren. He was admitted on Dec. 20. He is not allowed to have visitors for 30 days. Earlier […]
Young Black men killing each other in urban ghettos and rising levels of unemployment are threatening to drown us in a cycle of poverty and crime. The horror stories are well publicized and we’re well acquainted with the statistics of undereducation, unemployment, and overincarceration. Despite those odds, there is a growing number of Black men […]
This past holiday weekend should’ve been a time of rest and relaxation, but for a local teen shelter in Avondale currently under repair, the Fourth of July weekend proved to be yet another obstacle in the efforts to get the operation up and running. Erin Clarke, a 20-year expert in dealing with troubled teens, recently […]
