Usually, people wake up one day and feel totally depressed, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Here's what you need to know.

There are few places that rival parts of Black Chicago in terms of consistent disinvestment, segregation and other factors ...

Explore the intersection of mental health and drug abuse in Black communities, highlighting the stigma and barriers to seeking treatment.

When California's homeless problem was much worse, why L.A. fire victims may be feeling worse now and more big stories.

Discover the forgotten story of L.S. Alexander Gumby, a pioneering gay Black intellectual who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance.

Why Are There Still Black People Listening To R. Kelly At The Summer Cookouts — And What Does That Say About Us? Despite convictions and backlash, his music continues to collect streams.

In OSA, oxygen desaturation respiratory events during REM sleep occur more often in Black adults, especially Black women, than in White adults.

Four predominantly Black denominations are facing blowback from Jamal Bryant, who has led a months-long boycott of the retailer.

Ja'Kobe Bibbs, a political science major at the University of Alabama, shares how systemic inequities shape his life as a Black man.

Black people may not be on the front lines at anti-Trump protests, but don’t count us out No disrespect to organizers, but the protests feel like too little, too late. We needed this activism, this ...

The identity of the “Woman of the High Plains” was revealed in 1979—but five years later, Nettie Featherston was forgotten ...

Depression is a prevalent mental disorder that can impact people from all walks of life, including different communities and races. One commonly overlooked type of depression is seasonal depression, ...