Good evening. I hope you had a great Thursday.
Today is World Mental Health Day, so in tonight's issue we're taking a look at six Black mental health entrepreneurs and creators to help you get your mind right.
And with it being Morgan State University's Homecoming this weekend, check out the article from The Washington Post on how the historically Black university is growing by recruiting more Hispanic, white, and international students.
See you tomorrow.
Travers
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––Muhga Eltigani, the founder of NaturAll Club, recently became one of the few Black women in America to to raise more than $1 million in venture capital funding.
––Award-winning multimedia journalist Julian Mitchell and entertainment attorney Brandon E. Campbell have launched IQ Labs, a media and marketing company "designed to make people, brands, and culture smarter through media, marketing and education."
––First it was Samuel L. Jackson with Amazon Alexa, and now Issa Rae will be a celebrity voice option on Google Assistant.
––A Black guest kicked out of a Doubletree Hotel in Portland for "calling his mom while Black" is now suing the hotel chain for $10 million.
––U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than 14,000 fake Air Jordan sneakers worth more than $2 million.
––The inaugural Human Rights Film Festival at Morehouse College kicked off today. The three-day event will showcase independent and student filmmakers, and will honor Spike Lee.
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Morgan State University is growing — by enrolling Hispanic, white and international students
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By Talia Richman, The Washington Post
"BALTIMORE — Morgan State University’s enrollment is on the upswing, a trend that’s bolstered by a rising number of non-African American students who are attending the historically black institution.
The student body has grown by 15 percent since 2006, from roughly 6,700 students to 7,700. The growth is largely because far more Hispanic, white and international students have chosen to enroll at Morgan, while the number of black students at the Baltimore campus has held relatively steady."
Read the full article here.
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6 Black Mental Health Entrepreneurs and Creators to Help You Get Your Mind Right
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Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, Founder,
Therapy for Black Girls
Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Founded by licensed psychologist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, Therapy for Black Girls is a podcast, website, and online community that presents mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.
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Lorenzo Lewis, Founder,
The Confess Project
The Confess Project is a national grassroots movement committed to building a culture of mental health for boys and men of color through capacity building, advocacy, organizing and movement building. A leading voice in the mental health advocacy field, The Confess Project's team of public health experts, therapists, and education professionals designs programs that confront taboos and empower individuals. One of their signature programs includes training barbers to become mental health advocates.
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Rebekah Love, Founder,
Organize for Love
Organize for Love is a professional organizing company that helps Black women eliminate physical and non-physical clutter from their life. Bridging wellness and productivity, Organize for Love approaches decluttering holistically, by purging from 1.) Mind, 2.) Body, 3.) Home, 4.) and Life. With in-home decluttering services and organizational products, Organize For Love helps you to declutter your life from the inside out.
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Jeremy Herte, Host,
"Let's Talk Bruh" podcast
Let's Talk Bruh is a podcast on Black men's mental health and masculinity. Every Wednesday, host Jeremy Herte has conversations on mental health, therapy, Black male privilege, vulnerability, patriarchy's impact on Black women, friendship, sex and much more with a type of vulnerability rarely heard in the podcast space. His goal is to create a space where Black men can have deeper conversations, vent, laugh, cry, celebrate each other.
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Black Mental Wellness
Black Mental Wellness is a community dedicated to the mental health and wellness of all Black people to include adults, children, adolescents, and members of Black families. Founded by five Black clinical psychologists, the platform provides access to Black-centered, evidenced-based information about psychological, psychiatric, and behavioral health topics and highlights the diversity of mental health professionals working to decrease the mental illness stigma in the Black community.
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Julio Rivera, Founder & CEO,
Liberate Meditation
Liberate Meditation is a meditation app to support the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities in healing our racial trauma and wounds of internalized oppression for solidarity. Founded by Afro-Latino Julio Rivera , the app is free to download on iPhone and Android.
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"Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide. It may be confusing to know how to intervene or reach out if a friend is struggling, but it’s important to remember that you don’t have to be perfect to make a difference. Sometimes just opening the conversation can be all someone needs to share more openly about how they’re feeling. If you’re concerned about someone and don’t know what to say, here are a few questions you can use to open up the conversation."
–– @TherapyForBlackGirls
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EVENTS
October 12-13
––Baltimore's third annual Minority Innovation Weekend is taking place this upcoming weekend at the University of Baltimore. Hosted by the Baltimore Chapter of the National Association of Black Engineers, MIW provides minorities launching new businesses an opportunity to connect with each other and gain exposure to investors. Learn more here and register here.
October 16
––Brand, Style & Bloom! CEO Elizabeth Lewis is hosting a "Discover Your Three Word Personal Brand" workshop in New York City. Register here. (And check out our recent interview with her here).
OPPORTUNITIES
––Do you know a student or recent graduate who wants to work for NPR? If so, National Public Radio is accepting applications for its Winter/Spring 2020 internship program. Check out the openings here, including internships at "Code Switch" and "Planet Money."
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