As I write this Kinja post, my Haitian mother walks over and sees the thumbnail of Yamiche Alcindor’s face.

Jasmin Pierre isn’t shy when it comes to discussing her mental health journey with others.

We’ve used the hashtag.

Words matter.

It’s been 15 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, but resident Shannon Rainey lived in…

The Black experience in America is rooted in trauma.

Kayla Moore. Ezell Ford. Deborah Danner. Marcus-David Peters. Pamela Turner.

Police unions are some of the most powerful entities in America. Just to name a few ways how and why that’s the case,…

America loves whiteness.

NYC-based licensed mental health counselor Alice Mills Mai believes the collective grief gripping black people in…

While many around the globe settle more and more into a life that involves working from home, there’s a certain…

In an effort to demonstrate how much they want to “reopen the economy” (or perhaps how badly they hate social…

Dr. Melanie Malloy remembers a time when a 21-year-old patient experiencing nausea and vomiting could be exhibiting…

“God loves me radically. And any member of faith, any leader of faith should also love me radically.” — Alphonso…

The tongue-in-cheek assertion that “black folks can’t get the coronavirus” hasn’t aged well.

Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D., knows that life can feel overwhelming sometimes—and that’s when we’re not facing a…

Like many 21 year olds, Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru is on Twitter. And on Nov. 24, 2019, one of the University of…

Matthew A. Cherry is no stranger to award shows.

I didn’t expect to get choked up in front of Ayanna Pressley.

Ayanna Pressley loves playing with her hair. Before she became a Massachusetts Congresswoman (and a high-profile…