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 ...

Middletown Ujima Alliance said it also awarded seven scholarships from $500 to $2,500 with some of its festival funds. The scholarship application question was centered on DEI.

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 ...

“The Exchange,” his “striking collage” of a Black woman laborer seated against a page of newspaper stock market quotes, especially moved Ms. Chance three years earlier at a Kwanzaa pop-up ...

The second "a" was added following the inaugural Kwanzaa celebration in 1966 when each kid received a letter in the name. Kwanzaa is a celebration based on seven principles: umoja (unity), ...