It’s Time Black Men Start Discussing Mental Health

Written by: Andrew W.

The recent murder suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher has caused me to take notice of the need for people to see men in a new light.

Men and women think that men are supposed to always be strong and show very little emotion. In a relationship women have a tendency to think of a man as less than a man if he admits his fears of being able to properly provide for his family or any fears that he may have that would cause his woman to want to leave him.

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My Life is in a Spiral

My current mental state

I find myself bucking the rules I’ve grown up on.  And with each new push of the mental envelope, I find myself in new territory.  A new mental space.  The larger this space becomes, the more difficult it is for me to operate within the confines that I’ve grown up accustomed to.  It’s suffocating.

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Let Go and Live Free

The past is for learning from, not living in.

When I was originally inspired by this post, I thought of a number of things that I needed to let go of: friendships, relationships, familial bonds, thoughts, emotions, memories – pretty much anything that continued to weigh me down as I continued on my path forward. While that still is true, the re-blogged post about whiteness and beauty made me think of other things that people need to let go of: traditions and beliefs.

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2012 in Review – isomKuadeJournal.com’s Top 10 Posts of the Year

2012 has been an interesting year to say the least.  This is the year I decided to take back control of how my life unfolds.  Having the control and realizing you have the control are two different things.  I expect a lot of changes in 2013.

I started this site in mid-2012 to document my journey and hold myself accountable to myself and my written word.  It has been a journey.  The site is about honesty, self-discovery, pushing boundaries, redefining normal, and the search to fulfill your personal potential.  So here are the top posts that helped define the site’s voice in 2012.

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My 100th Post – Who I am, what I do, why I write, what I want, and how I plan to get there – Inspired by the lost souls at Sandy Hook

I wanted to wait until my site transferred to its new home using this 100th post as my debut article. I’ve had some delays in getting there – technical issues, timing issues, or just life issues. We’ve all been there. …

The Site is Moving! Please Bookmark Our New URL

isomKuade.com will soon become isomKuadejournal.com Yep, I’m going self-hosted.  Doing it for a number of reasons, but guess it should be sooner rather than later. I’ve done a lot to get my readership to the small but respectable figure it …

Something’s Gotta Change in 2013

So it’s December, and I haven’t posted anything in while.  Looks like the site getting blocked drove a nice wedge in my workflow. It was bound to happen, right? Along with all the other projects going on, it’s been difficult …

Fascinating to hear this from outside of the black community. Especially being half asian.

My Blog Was Shut Down

Unfortunately, during the Thanksgiving holiday, my site was flagged and shut down due to an automatic flagging system WordPress.com has. After some back and forth with WordPress, I’m back up, but it was unfortunate.  They apologized. Shit happens, I get …

Music Traffic Therapy – 12 Song Playlist to Keep Myself Sane During Traffic Every Single Day

I go phases of music the same way I go through food cravings. I might stick with Meek Mill for a solid 2 months while picking up a bag of spicy chicharrones every time I stopped at the gas station. …

Upcoming 100th Post – Why I Write and What Comes Next

This is my 93rd post, article, rant, whatever.  Since late June of this year (2012) I started writing and haven’t stopped yet.  I have a vision for this site, and honestly hope to give it up one day.  I want …

Playing B-Ball with Obama: 6 Steps to Crossing Anything Off Your Bucket List

This article was originally posted on Tim Ferris’s blog, Experiments in Lifestyle Design.  This is definitely one worth reading.  Completing your personal goals is a formulaic process, not a preordained one.   Let us start with a quote, often misattributed …

Lesson From: Big Sean Speaks on Fear

Much like the Huffington Post, I’ve been thinking of starting a section on the blog dedicated to overcoming fear. As Farrah Gray stated, “Everything you truly want is on the other side of fear.” Here one of my Leaders of …

Whenever I hear a Black Woman call herself a “strong Black woman” I roll my eyes and automatically think mule

Originally posted on Bougie Black Girl:
Image by Dario Urruty Whenever I hear a Black Woman call herself a “strong Black woman” I roll my eyes and automatically think mule. You know the animal that works hard and carries everyone’s load. Little does…

Black Woman Pretends To Be White To Get Interview

Great read…

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Unemployed Black Woman Pretends to be White, Job Offers Suddenly Skyrocket

 

If you don’t believe that racism in the job market is real, then please read this article by Yolanda Spivey.  Spivey, who was seeking work in the insurance industry, found that she wasn’t getting any job offers.  But as an experiment, she changed her name to Bianca White, to see if employers would respond differently.  You’ll be shocked and amazed by her phenomenal story. 

Before I begin, let me quote the late, great, Booker T. Washington who said, “Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color.”

For two years, I have been unemployed.   In the beginning, I applied to more than three hundred open positions in the insurance industry—an industry that I’ve…

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