How I Finally Learned to (Sort of) Stop Hitting Myself
As I often tell people, what got me to finally get my life together (of sorts) was not me. I wish I was enough, but…
‘I’m White,’ Obviously Black Teenager Tells Dr. Phil
Self-hatred is nothing to laugh about—neither are delusional tendencies. That said, there was something so surreal…
Morehouse Grad Who Died After Being Arrested, Tased by California Police Officers, Was Unarmed, Had Mental Health Issues
San Mateo County officials are looking into the death of an unarmed black man who died shortly after being arrested and…
A Hero Lives in Chitown: Chance The Rapper Pledges $1 Million to City Mental Health Services
In the words of that sage of Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr., a hero is not a noun it’s a verb.
Video Shows Detroit Cop Beating a Naked Black Woman Who May Have Been Mentally Ill
An unnamed Detroit police officer who was captured on video viciously pummeling a naked black woman in a hospital has…
Former Playboy Model Jumps to Her Death With Her 7-Year-Old Son
In a most tragic incident coincidentally occurring during Mental Health Awareness Month, a former African-American…
4 Hospitalizations, 3 Diagnoses, 2 Scared Parents and 1 Very Sad Woman
Editor’s note: Until recently, mental health and illness were taboo subjects in the black community. But thanks to the…
It’s an Explanation, Not an Excuse
“He needs someone to treat him like the teacher treated Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker,” I said.
Stephon Clark’s Younger Brother Admits Mental Distress After Brother’s Death by Police
Stevante Clark, younger brother of Stephon Clark, the young man killed by Sacramento, Calif., police, recently revealed…
Video Shows Cop Killing Decynthia Clements After Discussing How Not to Kill Decynthia Clements
Even though she was brandishing a steak knife, when Decynthia Clements emerged from her SUV and walked toward Elgin,…
NYPD Officer Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman
A New York City Police Department sergeant who shot and killed a mentally ill black woman two years ago was found not…
How Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Perfectly Tackles Mental Health Issues
I wasn’t the least bit interested in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend when I first happened upon it on the CW. If the title didn’t…
Mother of Woman ‘Disposed of’ in Freezing Cold Says Her Daughter Is Mentally Ill
The mother of the 22-year-old patient dumped in the street in subfreezing temperatures after being discharged from a…
HuffPost Identifies the Neo-Nazi Twitter Account Tied to a Teen Charged With Murder. Here’s the Most Disturbing Part
It was Nicholas Giampa’s Twitter account that finally sent his girlfriend’s mother, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, over the edge.
Watch: Jenifer Lewis, the Undisputed ‘Mother of Black Hollywood,’ Tackles Mental Health Head-On
Mental health is a hefty topic of conversation, and oftentimes in the black community, it’s something that’s swept…
Golden Krust Owner Lowell Hawthorne Reportedly Owed Millions in Back Taxes
Many in the black and Caribbean communities reeled over news of the recent apparent suicide of Lowell Hawthorne,…
When a Breakdown Is Public (or, That Time My Mom Was on WorldStarHipHop)
Theodora Marie is my mother. She is one-half of an identical twinship forged in Grandmother’s womb some 66 years ago.…
A Crime by Any Other Name Is Probably Not Mental Illness
Stop me if you have heard this before: A person with a gun walks into a church and shoots as many people as he can…
Family of Mentally Ill Inmate Killed in Denver Jail in 2015 Will Receive $4,600,000 Settlement
A settlement in the 2015 death of an inmate at the hands of deputies in a Denver jail will include a…
Slowly in the 4th Quarter
Today was one of those “Barely get dressed” kind of days. Today was one of those “You gotta get out of the house” kind…