One episode of the informative and engaging web series Black Folk Don’t challenges the myth that Black Folk Don’t suffer depression and commit suicide.

I must say that I got a little turnt while watching Black Folk Don’t episode on suicide because the content was so empowering. The episode speaks to various truths that are present in our community regarding mental health. There is a cultural norm that exists, that if you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts that these feelings can be prayed away. There is a notion that you “couldn’t handle it” or that you must be weak or crazy. People who fall victim to suicide are demonized within the black community but no one ever recognizes the other forms of suicide that are not classic.

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We all know how hard it is. Choosing between the couch and a run after a long busy day. But we also know that if we actually do go for that run, that booty is going to keep sitting where it belongs!

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Photo courtesy of the Corbin Hill Farm Facebook.

As more of our food becomes processed and obesity rates skyrocket, attention naturally turns to issues of food justice—namely access equality and production sovereignty of affordable, high-quality, healthy, fresh food. One such organization tackling this issue is Corbin Hill Farm, started by Harlem-based citizens in 2009, under the leadership of New School Professor Dennis Derryck.

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