The BLKHLTH Blog
Our hotspot for original pieces and guest submissions related to Black health and wellness.
Health and Wealth on a Global Scale: Take Aways from My Trip to South Africa
By Khadijah Ameen
I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the beautiful city of Joburg. However, in the middle of so much joy, I was faced with a level of sadness over something that I knew about but wasn’t prepared to face up close: social and health inequities are global.
Black Walls: Conflict + the Black Family
By Lacey C. Wilson
I have no doubt that my personal struggle with anxiety and sensitivity to conflict began in my grandmother’s front yard. I can say that the converse is also true: my resilience and my unyielding desire to create change within my community were born in that front yard as well.
My Sister’s Keeper
By Kristina Tarr
As human beings filled with compassion and kindness in our hearts, now more than ever under this new Administration, we must band together and build each other up.