Mental Illness

The last 24 hours have been emotionally draining for all of us, but thankfully Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has…

Former NBA player Delonte West has struggled in recent years in the aftermath of his basketball career, and now, thin…

On Friday, the city of Walnut Creek, Calif., announced a $4 million settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the…

In 2005, I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder while staying at UCLA’s medical center in Los Angeles for several…

Kanye West suffers from bipolar disorder. Everyone knows this because the rapper has been open about his struggles…

Like many folks who haven’t seen the hit stage play Hamilton in person, I relished the opportunity to watch it on…

Kayla Moore. Ezell Ford. Deborah Danner. Marcus-David Peters. Pamela Turner.

I once threw a party for myself that lasted 10 years.

It’s been a little over two months since we began quarantine and social distancing nationwide, so if you feel like…

They tried to make it nice.

How you doin’, fam?

When I call my father on the weekends, we talk about a myriad of things. How the family is doing, politics, food, my…

Juice WRLD was open about his mental health struggles in his music, with songs such as his hit single, “Lucid Dreams.…

Dion Waiters can’t get right.

Former NBA star Delonte West is probably best remembered as an integral member of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the…

On Tuesday, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) introduced legislation to help address rising suicide…

The sickness is so deep!

October is a month of commemorations; it marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, includes the last two weeks of…

To honor Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 6-12) , Frontline PBS and Firelight Media have partnered with The Root…

In June, “Truth Hurts” singer Lizzo went on social media to share that she was going through a rough time, ending…