This year marks the historic 50th anniversary of the holiday known as Kwanzaa. The celebration, which was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, always begins on Dec. 26 and lasts for seven days ...

The two organizations share an office space, and often share clients. Ujima focuses on providing behavioral health services through a culture-centric lens, and Roots provides primary care and medical ...

In addition to addressing people's mental and physical health, Ujima aims to bolster community health and a sense of belonging within the Black community, which makes up just 2.9% of the nearly 2 ...

Misdiagnosis of mental symptoms is a common obstacle Black people face from the medical establishment, such as the diagnosis of schizophrenia or paranoia, Maxwell said. Other times, psychiatrists can ...