June 2 Forum: “Let’s Talk Black Women’s Mental Health”

When Dr. Catherine Squires returned to our website in February to share an essay about why she left her role in higher education, it quickly became the most popular page on our website — including the home page — as thousands of people around the country read and shared it. She spoke at our “39 Years of Voice & Vision” event in April, was part of a story in our May issue about mental health, and will be part of a June 2 forum we are co-hosting called “Let’s Talk Black Women’s Mental Health.” The event is co-sponsored by African American Leadership Forum and University of Minnesota Press. It will include Dr. Taiyon Coleman, author of Traveling Without Moving: Essays From a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America and Dr. Rachel Hardeman, who leads the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at the University of Minnesota. To sign up for the free hour-long conversation, moderated by Andrea Pierre of KRSM — which will be in-person and livestream — click here. Registration is required. Full details will be shared with registrants in late May. I was inspired to write this piece because so many stories were popping up —...