How Black Boys Reclaim Their Humanity and Generational Healing for Black Children and Families

America hasn’t taken the time to get to know Black boys for centuries, and it shows. Black boys make up the majority percentage of children in America who attempt childhood suicide, and in this episode, you’ll gain a better understanding of the work that needs to be done on a personal, familial and societal level to help Black boys reclaim their humanity and define their own masculinity in a healthy manner.

 

Topics discussed include:

 

1. How Black people “do feelings differently”
2. Black boy’s internal experiences that no one wants to touch
3. The danger in not being able to identify feelings
4. How the parent/child relationship influences humans lifelong
5. Black kids and racism as a Day 1 discussion 
6. I’m a man because I say I am
7. Restoring the Black father/son relationship

 

Through the episode I speak with Dr. Rabiatu Barrie. She is an assistant professor in the Family Science department in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland College Park. She is a community-based intervention and prevention scientist whose work aims to reduce negative mental health outcomes among Black boys and to develop family and community-based interventions that support healthy development.

 

This episode is Part 2 of the series Suicide Awareness and Generational Healing for Black Children and families. 

 

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the phone number (988). It's a FREE Crisis Lifeline. A trained specialist will be on the line ready to talk to you and help you ease your emotional distress: https://988lifeline.org/

 

Mental health resource Dr. Barrie shares

Our Mental Health Minute: https://www.rianaelyse.com/ourmhm 

 

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