A landmark employment tribunal ruling has exposed how racial stereotypes continue to shape perceptions in the workplace. Sandra Moody, a Black higher-level teaching assistant, was unfairly disciplined and dismissed after colleagues and pupils labelled her “intimidating” and accused her of having an “angry face.” The tribunal found these claims were rooted in the harmful “angry Black woman” trope, marking a significant victory against race and gender bias in UK schools.
The System Was Not Designed to Save Us — It Was Designed to Survive Us
When Black men enter mental health services, they’re too often met not with care — but with control. This isn’t new. What’s new is that someone finally dared to name it, plainly.
A landmark study published in PLOS Mental Health breaks decades of silence. Co-produced with those most affected, it reveals a damning reality:
Black men are over three times more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act.
Their culture is misunderstood, their spirituality pathologised, their voices ignored.
This is not a broken system. This is a system working exactly as it was built. And the truth?
We don’t need more “awareness.” We need accountability.
Read the full piece by Black Wall St Media below. Then share it. Talk about it. Break the silence.
Read now: The System Was Not Designed to Save Us. It Was Designed to Survive Us.
Unveiling the Darkness: The Impact of Domestic Violence
