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Exploring the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities

By Amy Morin — 2020

The Black community is more inclined to say that mental illness is associated with shame and embarrassment. Individuals and families in the Black community are also more likely to hide the illness.

Read on www.verywellmind.com

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What Is ‘Black Joy’ and Why Do We Need It in Our Lives? | BBC Ideas

The film Black Panther is a good example of black culture hitting the mainstream. But so often black culture is represented in negative ways in the media. This has to stop, argues author Irenosen Okojie. We need to celebrate black film, art, and literature—what she calls “black joy.”

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Black Futures

“A literary experience unlike any I’ve had in recent memory . . . a blueprint for this moment and the next, for where Black folks have been and where they might be going.

Kimberly Drew, Jenna Wortham

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African American Artist Illustrates the Power of Black Women | NowThis

Artist Jamilla Okubo is using her craft to illustrate the power of Black women. Raised in Washington DC, Jamilla Okubo uses her art to give a positive visual representation of Black women. Okubo is vocal about empowering women because of her upbringing.

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Radical Self Care: Terence Nance

Let’s hear how revolutionary artist and activist Terence Nance takes care of himself in these chaotic times.

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One of the deepest purposes of all art is to marry what is with what can be.

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The Art of Impossible : A Peak Performance Primer

Bestselling author and peak performance expert Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers—athletes, artists, scientists, CEOs and more—who have changed our definition of the possible, teaching us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities, making impossible dreams much more...

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Healing: A Short Documentary on BIPOC Wellness

Five GEN Z women of color share their stories and words on representation, healing, and mental health. A short documentary made in honor of BIPOC Mental Health Month.

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The Black Interior: Essays

With a poet's precision and an intellectually adventurous spirit, Elizabeth Alexander explores a wide spectrum of contemporary African American artistic life through literature, paintings, popular media, and films, and discusses its place in current culture.

Elizabeth Alexander

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Indigenous Fashion Designer Reclaims Native Culture on the Runway | NowThis

In this Her Stories interview with Korina Emmerich, the designer and activist describes her experience growing up as a Native person in a white society. She shares how she came to love fashion, deciding at an early age that she was going to be an artist who used fashion as her medium.

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The Fail-Safe Solopreneur: 6 Essential Practices to Manage Your Well-Being Working for Yourself

Working for yourself comes with many upsides - and downsides. The Fail-Safe Solopreneur is your survival guide for managing the downsides.

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Emotional and Mental Health