Racial Profiling and the Loss of Black Boyhood
At 13, I was into chess and Dungeons and Dragons. That was the year I hit my growth spurt—and learned what it is to be seen not as a child,…
‘My Hair Is Not…’
‘My Hair Is Not…’ is a natural-hair campaign that brings awareness to the microaggressions and discrimination that Black people experience due to their hair. This photo story explores the experiences of…
What Is Barbershop Therapy?
Barbers in the South are training as first responders to assist the men in their chairs with their mental health concerns. By Celeste Hamilton DennisSolutions-focused journalist, essayist, and fiction writer Amid…
Barriers to Mental Health Care for Asian Americans—and Solutions
Understanding why many Asian Americans don’t seek mental health care—like stigma and lack of culturally appropriate resources—is essential to providing effective support. By Grace GallettiGraduate journalism studentUC Berkeley Content warning: mention…
Indigenous Culture Reasserts Women’s Power Through Dance
Native women revitalize ceremony to resist the legacy of patriarchy that supports a long-entrenched history of abuse. By Mary Annette PemberJournalist and photographer Native American women and girls are two…
‘Yes I Am’ – Voices of Autistic Women from Minoritised Communities
Women from minoritised communities talk to photographer Rosie Barnes about their experiences of being autistic in a world fraught with inequalities, misunderstandings and barriers. Their words reveal the complexities which…
How Talking About Race Can Bring Black Families Together
A new program is helping Black children and their caregivers talk about race—and they’re learning important lessons about racial socialization. By Emily HaProgram coordinator for the EMBRace Program By Dr. Riana…
Latinos Need Therapists to Acknowledge Our Culture
Latino patients can get better mental health care if our beliefs, practices, identity, and cultural background are at the core of treatment. By Gisselle MedinaLatino investigative and multimedia journalist Introduction…
How to Decolonize Mental Health Treatment for BIPOC
By Gabes TorresPsychotherapist, organizer, and artist Note: Whenever you read the terms BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), racialized people, and racially marginalized, I mean them synonymously while understanding the…
Racial Trauma has Profound Mental Health Consequence – a Black Clinical Psychologist Explains and Offers 5 ways to heal
Whether experienced directly or indirectly, racial incidents can trigger numerous psychological impacts on Black people, including lower self-esteem and anxiety. By Dr. Char NewtonClinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of North Dakota Introduction Since European expansion into…
