It is perhaps unsurprising that in a world where prejudice and discrimination are rampant, merely existing can invoke trauma upon our minds and bodies. I find myself…… Read more “Why We Need To Write Our Own Mental Health Narratives | Black Ballad”
Tag: Black Women
#16blogs for #IDEVAW: Beyond ‘resilience’: black women and mental health | Imkaan
“but bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma/ i haven’t conquered yet/ do you see the point my spirit is too…… Read more “#16blogs for #IDEVAW: Beyond ‘resilience’: black women and mental health | Imkaan”
Black Women on Eating Disorders, Body Image & Thinness | Black Ballad
“A common misconception about people with an eating disorder is that black people don’t have eating disorders. With anorexia nervosa in particular, we tend to think that only over…… Read more “Black Women on Eating Disorders, Body Image & Thinness | Black Ballad”
Three Black Women Discuss Their First Time Experiences With Mental Health | Black Ballad
“I was 8 when I realised that the brain could go wrong. We were in the middle of class and the girl on the table next to…… Read more “Three Black Women Discuss Their First Time Experiences With Mental Health | Black Ballad”
Creating Space for Ourselves: Ain’t I a Woman?
https://youtu.be/g4CkWLVO4ZM "People ask me: 'why do you need an African-Caribbean Society?', 'why do you all hang out together?', 'why are you separating yourselves - isn't this making… Read more "Creating Space for Ourselves: Ain’t I a Woman?"
Talking Mental Health: Behind The Sparkle Of #BlackGirlMagic | Black Ballad
To be a black woman is a beautiful and glorious thing, but in order to thrive we must get real about the difficulties we face and the steps needed to overcome them.
Poet Ashley Scantlebury Talks New Book BLAQUE And Artist Activism | Black Ballad
An interview with Ashley Scantlebury.
The Black British Girlhood Exhibition: Seeing Me | Black Ballad
In 1993, I was born a Jamaican. I became black British in 2012.
SAMARA LINTON 