world suicide prevention day
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This Free Black Mental Health App Was Created Two Years Ago. It's Especially Relevant Right Now for Our Community
Jasmin Pierre isn’t shy when it comes to discussing her mental health journey with others. “I’m really not afraid to put it all out there. Like, people know that I’ve been suicidal. People know that I’ve been in a mental institution,” said the 31-year-old mental health advocate and app creator. By being so open about…
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NYC’s First Lady Remixes ‘Reclaiming My Time’ as a Mental-Health Anthem
Arguably, the only thing better than Rep. Maxine Waters’ skewering of White House weasel and Treasury Department Secretary Steve Mnuchin was the song it inspired—a gospel spin on Waters’ infamous remarks, performed by Broadway actor Mykal Kilgore, that immediately went viral. It turns out that New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, is also a…