“Control is not care. Protection is not love.”
During Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, we’re breaking the silence around coercive control — the quiet violence that hides behind strength, love, and culture in Black communities.
This isn’t just a women’s issue. It’s a community issue. It’s time to unlearn silence and build a culture rooted in truth, respect, and real love.
Read the full story on Black Wall Street Media.
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.
Racism doesn’t just hurt feelings — it impacts health. This #StressAwarenessMonth, we explore how lifelong exposure to racism and systemic stress contributes to real health disparities in Black and minority communities. It’s time to connect the dots between inequality and illness.
The recent UK riots have exposed deep-rooted issues of systemic racism, Islamophobia, and collective trauma. These aren’t just isolated events—they’re the result of generations of unresolved pain. In this article, we explore how communities are affected and the steps needed to heal. Let’s dive into the psychological and social impacts, and the path forward.
Not being heard, not being taken seriously and being misunderstood by health care providers often describes a routine medical visit for many Black parents. For Black parents of young children, that lack of cultural understanding can lead to grim consequences for the health of the baby and mother.
