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To deal with intergenerational Black trauma, we must care for our elders

Social media breaks aren’t self-care for Black people who feel isolated offline

It’s not just We Got Y’all: When non-profits frame Black youth as deprived & in need of saviors

Black academics need to stop reproducing anti-Black notions of exceptionalism

‘The Sinner’ and why white killers are imagined as victims easier than the Black & killed

Mexico’s first studio-driven fiction film with an all Black cast is criticized for anti-Black representation

Our hair is a map to freedom: What I learned about resistance from the “1st” free Black town in the Americas

What I learned about the work it takes to protect children from anti-Blackness from being homeschooled

“Race is a factor in everything”: Mass. progressive challenger Ayanna Pressley defends against charges of “ID politics”

You are worth more than what you did today despite what anti-Black capitalism says

Beyond representation: Visibility in media won’t save us

The “positive outcome” of the Starbucks arrest won’t save us because it didn’t save Chikesia Clemons

String of Black LGBTQ+ murders sparks fear of serial killer in Central Florida community

Chicago erupts in protest following the shooting of a Black man by Chicago PD

Growing up in an anti-Black family: A message for Black people who consider kids with white partners

“Jogger Joe” destroying a houseless Black man’s belongings is a natural part of Oakland’s gentrification

Washington Magazine’s “I’m Not a Tourist” campaign featuring D.C. gentrifiers sparks backlash

I’m not bipolar, I’m just traumatized: What I learned about Black womanhood from my misdiagnosis

16 Black actresses protest anti-Blackness in the industry at Cannes Film Festival

Black mental health care needs to involve more than therapy

In an anti-Black capitalist society, the guilt of Black “success” is almost unavoidable

Black Somali Muslim woman killed after family calls police for help during her mental health crisis

Waffle House, Starbucks, and the unalterable anti-Black, patriarchal violence of newsworthiness

Stop misusing “people of color” to erase issues specific to Black people

Weed legalization highlights how progressive policies deceptively re-entrench anti-Black dynamics

The stories of our struggles are not for white people to consume in an effort to ‘do better’

Working through anti-Black ideas around HIV while my partner is HIV positive

3 tips for dealing with mental health issues exacerbated by anti-Blackness on college campuses

How “Christianity is the white man’s religion” feeds the damaging disconnect between the Diaspora and Africa

For Black people who avoid mental health treatment for reasons other than our “culture” or fear of malpractice

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