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Early in his career, actor Courtney B. Vance lost his father to suicide. Recently, he lost his godson to the same fate. Still, as mental health discourse hits the mainstream, it leaves the most vulnerable out of the conversation: Black men. In America, we teach that strength means holding back tears and shaming your own feelings. In the Black community, these pressures are especially poignant. Together, Courtney and Dr. Robin provide a guide for Black men navigating life’s ups and downs, reclaiming mental well-being, and examining broken pieces to find whole, full-hearted living.

The message is simple but powerful: Turn your view of fulfillment and contentment upside down and discover the deeper joy God is already offering you - now. Learn how to release the frustration that comes when our expectations go unfulfilled and, instead, learn to experience the fulfillment of walking with God in friendship every day.

After finding the killer of his brother, Brice finds out that all the revenge in the world didn’t bring his brother back. It made matters worse. Brice was up against the fight of his life as he made plans on leaving the Manzano family for good. ​ But with his team falling apart, Brice could feel the weight of the world on his shoulders. Not only did Brice have to get himself away from the mob, but also those he kept close to his heart. ​ But when lines get crossed, people turn their backs on each other, and betrayal is honored over loyalty. Who can be trusted? Will Brice find a way of...

After completing a ten-year prison sentence, Brice was released with high hopes and expectations of turning his life around. He planned to use the degrees he earned while he was in, to lead a quiet and peaceful lifestyle. He never could imagine the trails he would face after his release, when he found out his past was looming to haunt him as soon as he stepped foot from behind the prison gates. Not even twenty-four hours later, his older brother and only sibling, was killed. Seeing that his brother’s murder had no leads and was being treated as a cold case, he decided to take matters into...

With the threat of the Feds looming their dark cloud of crooked justice over Azure, better known as AZ, Cutty, and Raja - the three put up a tenacious fight for their freedom, family, and most of all, to keep their legacy relevant with their backs against the wall. Breanne, the savage queen and wife of AZ, fears for the worst as she notices that her husband is being unusually secretive about what he has going on. In his attempt to dodge a federal indictment, which left her imagination to wildly entertain negative thoughts, she starts her own investigation to bring justice to her mind and ...

Imagine you are in prison for a crime you did not commit. You cannot believe what has happened to you and you're certain the system will correct the error - yet years later you're still behind bars. In Pruno, Ramen, and a Side of Hope those who have been wrongfully convicted tell stories of hope, redemption, and how they continued to believe that the system that put them behind bars would eventually find them innocent.

After the death of his parents at an early age, Julius Payne Jr. (Juju) finds himself lost and alone in a world full of hate and pain. While serving five years, due to an act of heartless jealousy, Juju finds out his parents’ death wasn’t an accident. After being locked up since the age of eighteen, he emerges from the penitentiary like the rose that grew from the concrete. As he re-enters society, he’s expected to take the torch from the legacy his parents left behind. That only leads to another unexpected turn in his troubled life. After being taken in by an old friend who quickly ...

“Rich Off Pain” 2 Expensive Pain is a thrilling story that follows the protagonist, Juju, as he strives to secure a position as the 25th Council member, just like his father. However, his path is hindered when he discovers that Brasi Jr. is also running for the same chair, creating opposition and competition. Meanwhile Nay, another key character, finds herself in trouble with the authorities. The Federal agents are relentlessly pursuing her, aiming to build a case against her. This puts her in a dangerous position and adds to the tension of the story. The brotherhood, consisting of King...

Major Key Publishing presents its first anthology featuring four authors who are all gifted with the literary genius of penning amazing stories. Loving You Was Not For Me is a collection of drama-filled, urban short stories about any and everything that comes from loving the wrong one.

Chevonne Lynn Ellis, better known as Che, had just finished a twenty-year prison sentence for a coverup to a murder that her little brother, Rico, had committed at the age of nine on her then abusive boyfriend Tully. Faced with all types of adversity that started on the day of her release, Che was determined to get her life on track once she left those prison walls, only to find out that her little brother Rico was adopted into a family that was filled with mob ties.​ Rico and his adopted sister, Lil’ Litty, wreak havoc on the city streets under the rule of SC, their connect. Once Che ...

As the old saying goes, a man never knows what he would do until he’s faced with adversity. Carmelo Davis AKA Big Mel was the owner of one of the hottest Record labels in the industry Black Money Empire. At the peak of his success an advisory from the past that came back with intentions of seeing his empire crumble. What was all good just a week ago turns into a total nightmare… ​Big Mel and his BME family found themselves in a fight until the death. As lives are lost and lines get crossed, witness the true definition of love and loyalty as they help each other survive by any means ...

Each episode we take a deep dive into Black television shows and films to give our clinical opinion on characters, behaviors, and just kick it with you to help expand the conversation around mental health.