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COVID-19 or not, Black folks are building virtual spaces of joy, intimacy and tenderness

We are building, modeling and actualizing extensions of intimacy that will survive far beyond this epidemic.

by Amber Butts

I’ve been intentionally single for 2 years & it’s the best gift I could give myself in a patriarchal world

Black liberation requires making room for uncomfortable manifestations of mental illness

The conditioning that fuels the mental health epidemic for Black men, and how to stop it

I grew up thinking that my body was blemished by Blackness

Why we need to weaken the link between appearance and health

Chills down my spinal degeneration: Why we need Black queer disabled kink

Associating disability with weakness made it impossible to embrace my autism

Black man finessed his way into the presidency of a neo-Nazi group, now vows to destroy it

Queering Kwanzaa: How the seven principles remind me of QTPOC power

Bassem Masri, a prominent live streamer of Ferguson uprising, latest area activist found dead

How anti-Blackness fuels my eating disorder

To deal with intergenerational Black trauma, we must care for our elders

Social media breaks aren’t self-care for Black people who feel isolated offline

We can’t talk about sexual health if we never talk openly about sex

10 body affirmations for Black girls when the world tells us we’re too much

Ilhan Omar wins historic win in Minnesota’s Democratic Primary

LeBron opens public school offering free meals, college tuition to graduates and more

The 2018 Black Muslim Psychology Conference is coming to Philadelphia!

Learning when to cut off toxic marginalized people is imperative to Black mental health

Black mental health care needs to involve more than therapy

3 tips for dealing with mental health issues exacerbated by anti-Blackness on college campuses

For Black people who avoid mental health treatment for reasons other than our “culture” or fear of malpractice

Reggae star Shaggy raises 100 million Jamaican dollars for children’s hospital in Jamaica

The WSJ, The Root and BYP remind us that social-media-fueled inadequacy doesn’t have to be the norm

Black joy is resistance: Why we need a movement to balance Black triumph with trials

For Christians, Christmas shouldn’t just be a celebration, but a time to recommit to Black liberation

Fund named in honor of Philando Castile to make sure students get lunches

The anti-Black history behind anxiety in our community, and 3 ways to tackle it

Los Angeles city council replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day

Petition started to replace Confederate statue with sculpture of Missy Elliot

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