{"id":461973,"date":"2019-12-01T00:32:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T08:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=461973"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:19:42","slug":"ep-65-black-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/12\/01\/ep-65-black-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 65: Black Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6229\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-461973-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=461973-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Final_Ep_65.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('461973-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_461973-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_461973-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=461973-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D461973\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s episode is about Black Mental Health with Imade <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nibokun<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Imade is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a mental health advocate and the creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depressedwhileblack.com\/\">Depressed While Black<\/a>, a website featuring mental health stories from a Black lens. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll hear Imade talk about her experiences in the mental health system, missing narratives in Black mental health, and the need for culturally competent and peer-led care. Please note the following content warnings for this episode. You\u2019ll hear mentions of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forced medication, restraint, eugenics, medical trauma, coercion, suicidal ideation, and hospitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1SkdeXiACkfIzY8OF_a9JCdiu4Z7id70iwZf6n2S7Lk8\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Black-Mental-Health.pdf\"><strong>[PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.depressedwhileblack.com\/\">Depressed While Black<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthsf.org\/\">Mental Health Association of San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miller, Shannon. (March 28, 2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/hellogiggles.com\/lifestyle\/angry-black-woman-stereotype-mental-health-treatment\/\">The \u201cAngry Black Woman\u201d stereotype is making it damn near impossible for Black women to get mental health care.<\/a> Hello Giggles.<\/p>\n<p>Nibokun, Imade. (March 12, 2015). <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@DepressedWBlack\/depression-cops-f75626f7364b\">Depression Cops.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Piper, Yaasmeen. (November 25, 2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitchmedia.org\/article\/bassey-ikpi-telling-the-truth-but-im-lying-review\">Writing Toward Truth: <\/a><span class=\"subhead\">Bassey Ikpi\u2019s New Book Reckons with the Lies Mental Illness Weaves. Bitch Media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Punjabi, Rajul. (June 4, 2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/zmpwva\/why-is-it-still-so-hard-for-young-people-of-color-to-get-therapy\">Why Is It Still So Hard For Young People of Color to Get Therapy?<\/a> Vice.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"><span class=\"author vcard\">Sawyer Bishari, <\/span><\/span>Nuala. (June 5, 2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfweekly.com\/news\/after-months-of-contentious-arguments-s-f-passes-mental-health-conservatorship-bill\/\">After Months of Contentious Arguments, S.F. Passes Mental Health Conservatorship Bill.<\/a> SF Weekly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therapyforblackgirls.com\/\">Therapy for Black Girls.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_461979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-461979\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"461979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/12\/01\/ep-65-black-mental-health\/imade-ig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Imade IG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Imade Nibokun, a Black woman with short hair smiling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-461979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Imade Nibokun, a Black woman with short hair smiling\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Imade-IG.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-461979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imade Nibokun, a Black woman with short hair smiling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Imade Nibokun<\/strong> is a writer and communications professional living in the Bay area. As a mental health advocate, Imade originally wrote Depressed While Black for her 2015 Columbia University MFA thesis. Imade later expanded Depressed While Black into an online community and an in-progress book that explores race, religion, and romance all while popping Prozac and navigating therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depressedwhileblack.com\/\">https:\/\/www.depressedwhileblack.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DepressedWBlack\">@DepressedWBlack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/depressedwhileblack\/\">@DepressedWhileBlack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Audio Producer, Host<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Song:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Song:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wKOU_Z6Y8yQ\">\u201cHard Out Here for A Gimp\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Album: NO BIG DEAL<\/p>\n<p>Artist:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Halima%20Ahkdar\/sounds\/63954\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blues 1.wav<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Halima%20Ahkdar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halima Ahkdar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (December 6, 2008)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Jack_Master.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/a>\u201d by sheepfilms.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_65.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; Today\u2019s episode is about Black Mental Health with Imade Nibokun. 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