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Much has been finally been made and explored in terms of this notion of trauma—what it is, who experiences it most,…
Angela Helm
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Ms. Bronner Helm is the Senior Editorial Director at Colorlines. Mouthy Black Girl. Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Fellow. Shea Butter Feminist. Virgo Sun, Aries Moon.
Jan 1
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It is most appropriate that we open on this Sunday morning—it’s Wednesday afternoon, you say? Oh. Excuse me, er,…
Dec 31
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There Was but One Creative Gawd Who Smote All Others in 2019. Mr. Billy Porter Is Kuumba Personified
If there’s one thing black folk are, it’s creative. Whether through necessity or just burned into our melanin-ness,…
Dec 30
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On this fifth day of Kwanzaa, we celebrate Nia, which means purpose, and also surges in popularity as a name every…
Dec 29
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Even us anti-capitalists recognize that economic freedom is power in the good ole US of A. And as it relates to…
Dec 28
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On today, the third day of Kwanzaa, we celebrate the principle Ujima, or collective work and responsibility.
Dec 27
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On the second day of Kwanzaa, the black nationalists gave to me…a hard-ass word to pronounce! But in fact,…
Dec 26
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Some years, when we say an entity (person, persons of note, or not) embodies Umoja, or unity, the first principle of…
Dec 13
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Fresh into his new job as governor of Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to restore…
Dec 4
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The theme from last year’s Black AF Gift Guide was self-care; in 2017, it was about being woke. This year, we’re…
Nov 26
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It’s always amazed me that some people can watch a concert or musical with no visible emotional response. I always…
Nov 18
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Looks like a Kingsley is set to play our once and forever KANG, Barack Hussein Obama, in an upcoming miniseries…
Nov 18
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The tragedy of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the young black boy with the cherubic face, will never leave me. We see a…
Nov 11
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The once and forever Dynasty of our time, Fox’s Empire has, with mixed results, explored mental illness since its…
Nov 1
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Like so many other companies getting into the content game, the traditionally hardware-focused Apple launched Apple…
Oct 28
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The yummy, sweet brown center of the transformative, celebratory and “let’s get free”-filled reproductive justice…
Oct 14
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I mean, why wouldn’t he be charged with murder?
Oct 10
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The white Floridian who gunned down an unarmed father of three over a parking dispute has been sentenced to 20 years…
Oct 9
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Waiting for Tearah, a short documentary about how a black family navigates the labyrinth mental health system in…
Oct 7
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To honor Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 6-12) , Frontline PBS and Firelight Media have partnered with The Root…