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Criminal Justice, News

The NJ School Bus Aide Who Let a Disabled Child Choke to Death from Her Harness Learns Her Fate

Amanda Davila was sentenced to three years in prison after 6-year-old Fajr Williams died.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

March 12, 2025
Crime, Criminal Justice

Georgia Nurse Who Posted Viral Videos of Her Twerking on Disabled Patients’ Heads Messed Around and Found Out

The 19-year-old nurse was fired and police have launched a criminal investigation into the video.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

January 30, 2025
News

Theater Calls Cops on Disabled Civil Rights Leader at a Color Purple Screening in NC, Then This Happened

The CEO of AMC Theaters has personally apologized to famous Civil Rights leader William Barber

By

Tatsha Robertson

Published

December 29, 2023
Culture, Health, Mental Health

Here’s How Racism Is Destroying Your Mental Health

The mental health care space isn’t set up for Black people, new research finds. But it could be.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

December 15, 2023
Culture, Health, Mental Health

When Talking About Self-Care, Black Women Feel Left Out of the Conversation

A new study find shows Black women are struggling to access culturally-sensitive support for their mental health.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

July 7, 2023
News

Mayor Eric Adams Uses Jordan Neely’s Death To Relentlessly Push Involuntary Hospitalizations

“There were many people who tried to help Jordan get the support he needed,” Adams stated.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

May 11, 2023
Culture, Health, Mental Health

15 Inspiring Quotes from Black Celebs About Prioritizing Their Mental Health

On this Mental Health Awareness Month, we hear celebs like Janet Jackson, Issa Rae and Taraji P. Henson discuss how we all must care for our mental health.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

May 11, 2023
Culture, Philanthropy

Taraji P. Henson Provides Mental Health Sessions to HBCUs

Her new partnership with Kate Spade recently kicked off at Alabama State University.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

April 19, 2023
Opinion

You Okay? Young Folks Are Saying No, Not Really

A mental health advocate sounds the alarm about the rising suicide rates and declining mental health of our young Black people.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

February 17, 2023
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Police Brutality

Her Son Was Killed By Police During A Mental Health Crisis, So She Decided to Forge Another Path

Black families need somewhere other than police to turn-to when a loved one is in crisis, so this Black mother fought to create one.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

November 14, 2022