By Shanice-J-Douglas It has been about 10 years since the relationship that I once had with my mother transitioned into the crumbled shell that it is today. Today, the status of this non-relationship is not a bother to me, and I know that many people wouldn’t understand that. Continue
By Winnie Gaturu In the black community, mental health is not an issue that’s commonly discussed. It is either treated as something that doesn’t exist or as white people problems. The result is that many black people suffer in silence or aren’t aware that they have mental health issues, which can lead them to believe that they’re making a big…
You’d think Gabourey Sidibe had it all–going from relatively unknown to roles on Empire, FX’s American Horror Story, and Hulu’s Difficult People–but the Oscar nominee opens up about her battle with depression and an eating disorder in her new book, This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare. Continue Reading Before her gripping debut in 2009’s Precious, Gabby struggled…