‘A breath of fresh air’: How one group offers Black men a path to healing [csmonitor.com]

Ingrid Cockhren 6/21/2312:00 PM

By Ira Porter, Photo: Rashid Marcel/Courtesy of Black Men Heal, The Christian Science Monitor, June 13, 2023

Broaching the subject of mental health was once taboo in certain communities. Not anymore. For Black men specifically, this couldn’t be more true.

Billionaire hip-hop mogul Jay-Z espouses the importance of therapy in a Netflix interview with former talk show host David Letterman. Charlamagne Tha God, a host of the nationally syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club,” is a strong proponent of mental health awareness and destigmatizing it in Black communities. He often shares his personal battles with anxiety.

When comedian Marlon Wayans served as the guest host for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” this spring, he implored guests and viewers to donate to a Philadelphia area nonprofit that specializes in introducing Black men to therapy.

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