Latest News on Health and Wellness and Relationships
Finding Light in the Darkness as a Pandemic Graduate
Graduating from college is one of the biggest milestones of one’s entire academic career. For Black men, the meaning is deeper rooted, as the opportunity to do so was not always an option and the expectation of intelligence was non-existent. [ Read More ]
Reality of a Black Patient
Disparities among minorities in the healthcare system have persisted for decades as the impacts of systemic racism can be a matter of life or death. Black people feel the weight of these disparities when pursuing healthcare, especially since the COVID-19 era has illuminated the differences in healthcare among Black and white patients. [ Read More ]
Black Boy Joy
Peer into the viewpoint of black male’s as they describe what black boy joy means to them. Video Run Time: 3mins [ Listen ]
Black Couples Talk
Many couples found themselves learning a lot about each other during quarantine, whereas others began to drive each other crazy. Both 23 years old, Raven and Rich, moved in together during the pandemic and took advantage of spending more time together. They said moving in together was the right thing to do and that the pandemic allowed them to slow down. From surprise candlelight dinners to watching movies together, the two enjoyed their time together despite what was going on around them. [ Listen ]
Safe Space + Black Men ≠ ?
Research and history have shown that men are often expected to adhere to masculine gender stereotypes. As a result, there becomes a cultural pressure for some men to present themselves in a certain manner to avoid receiving backlash for steering away from those expected stereotypes. [Read More]