The lack of access to medical and mental health services leads to mental health disparities that disproportionately impact Black Americans. 6.5 million or 21.6% of Black Americans reported having a mental illness. Of the 6.5 million Black Americans, 1.2 million or 23%...
2020 was a crucial year for social justice in the United States. Breonna Taylor was killed by the police in Louisville on March 13. Not long after, the world watched as George Floyd was killed by the police on May 25. Tension has been built up for years with the...
Throughout history, Black women are often overlooked and undervalued despite their education, status or contributions. The following examples are some trailblazing Black women who have set the standards and paved the way at the University of Alabama. “Not enough...
In the foothills of Mississippi, the trees grow heavy with uneaten peaches. Tales have haunted the grounds of the Devil’s Punchbowl for decades, from pirates to planes crashing.While the lands may not be filled with treasure, they are haunted by the history of ...
Alabama athletics has its fair share of unsung heroes. For the Crimson Tide women’s basketball team, that’s assistant coach Janese Constantine. Constantine has been an integral part of the success of the team under head coach Kristy Curry. Features and Experiences...
“There are also women I have never met but who are recorded in the pages of history and whose lives and struggles inspire me and thousands of other working women to keep putting one foot in front of another every day.” – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Judge Ketanji...
Intro: Sorting through the countless files in the Google drive, I began logging and transcribing each of the audio files in the folder. It was the first week of my fellowship with United Women of Color – a nonprofit dedicated to community-based solutions for...
The journey of becoming a transgender or gender non-conforming individual is difficult, especially for Black individuals. For many that have transitioned, what they knew about transgender or gender non-conforming people along with how they were viewed by society...
Picture yourself walking into a Black-owned beauty salon in the mid-2000s. The smell of Blue Magic grease and hot combs are a welcoming scent. You sit in the waiting area, thinking about how sore your scalp may be after this. Then you picture your freshly done hair...
The creation and cultivation of Black culture is one of the most compelling stories of our beauty and resilience in the modern world. An integral piece of this story is the storyteller. Black media has evolved over years while keeping one centralized goal in mind:...
