In an explosive article on the Washington Post, writer Janelle Harris brought up a topic that many single Christian sisters have only dared whisper in their prayer closets. In the piece entitled "Pastors tell black women to be passive and wait for love. I don’t believe in that," Harris tackled head-on the message preached to women in many churches around the world that women … [Read more...]
African-Americans Increasingly Open to Treating Mental Illness
Within the past two to five years, Whites have received twice the amount of mental health treatment as African-Americans and more than double the rate in prescription medication for mental health issues. Though a strong stigma still exists in the African-American community to discuss and treat mental illness, in the past decade growing numbers are reaching out. A recent article … [Read more...]
We Don’t Know How To Be Married
by Lamar Tyler A while back I read an article in the Washington Post that took an interesting position. The article asked what if so many people were getting divorced because they didn't know how to be married. If this is the case in mainstream society, then in the black community we really need to consider this. In our communities, 7 out of 10 children are being born out … [Read more...]