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#MentallyMindful- Our live tweet on mental health and depression

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#MentallyMindful- Our live tweet on mental health and depression

This is our storify on mental health. for other storifies check out our page there. [View the story…

Can I share the thoughts in my head about my mental illness tonight?

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Can I share the thoughts in my head about my mental illness tonight?

By Thenjiwe/ @TeaJay_001 Here is the thing with being diagnosed with a mental illness, or at least here is…

‘I am who I am’

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‘I am who I am’

By Hejin “I am who I am.” The statement rang true, as she sang it in clear tones…

Letter to my Queer Self

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Letter to my Queer Self

*Trigger warning: suicide Dear Self, Today, I want to take the time to acknowledge the emotionally eventful three…

To be black, lesbian, poor, and diagnosed with mental illness means I cannot always exist wholly.

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To be black, lesbian, poor, and diagnosed with mental illness means I cannot always exist wholly.

By Thenjiwe/ @TeaJay_001 In the book, Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, the introduction speaks of Lorde’s interlocking struggle of being black,…

Queer Africa II: Call For Submissions

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Queer Africa II: Call For Submissions

Following the international success of Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction, MaThoko’s Books is delighted to announce a…

Where can I place my pain?: The intersection between privilege, blackness and mental health

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Where can I place my pain?: The intersection between privilege, blackness and mental health

By Nomaliqhwa/ @nomalili *Trigger warning: rape, self harm, assault There is a mute and a dimness that overcomes one…

HOLAA Loves: DJ Cindy

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HOLAA Loves: DJ Cindy

We all love the good life and the night time but have we ever wondered about the people…

Softhearted and unlikely

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Softhearted and unlikely

By Hejin Kim I feel like a poetry kinda day; I feel like losing myself in the sounds…

Being broke and living in a tent gives perspective

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Being broke and living in a tent gives perspective

By Steve Nkumbi I live in a tent. Every day of my life. I hadn’t always lived in…

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