Health Matters: Here’s Why Black Men Are More Likely To Experience Broken Heart Syndrome

Health Matters: Here’s Why Black Men Are More Likely To Experience Broken Heart Syndrome

Updated June 12, 2025 June is Men’s Health Month, a time for us to raise awareness about men’s The post Health Matters: Here’s Why Black Men Are More Likely To Experience Broken Heart Syndrome appeared first on Essence.

Being Strong Doesn’t Mean Suffer in Silence and a Message to Black Men Who Carry Too Much

This powerful and compassionate article is a heartfelt message to Black men who have spent years silently carrying emotional, societal, and generational weight. In a world that praises resilience but punishes vulnerability, it’s a sacred pause—an invitation to breathe, feel, and heal. Too often, strength has been misdefined as suffering in silence. From childhood conditioning to cultural expectations, men are taught to suppress emotions, hide pa…

THE BLACK EXPERIENCE: Black men, mental health and the weight we carry – Jackson Advocate

Every June, we shine a light on men’s mental health, but for many Black men it still feels like we’re having a conversation we were never really invited to join. We carry so much. Expectations, Trauma, Pride. The craziest thing is we’ve been taught to do it all in silence. Growing up I was made to believe I had to be “hard” by default. Showing any type of emotion meant I was weak. That’s something I wrestle with personally till this day. Recentl…