28 DAYS OF BLACKNESS: The Gift Of Dr. Raquel Martin

Follow @raquelmartinphd on TikTok. You’re welcome. Mental health is a loaded question and topic on, for, and amongst Black people. Depending on the generation that you talk to, they will …

Talk About It Tuesday-01/25/2022

Over the weekend, the only child of Academy Award Winner, Regina King, Ian, died by suicide. He was only 26 years old. In being honest, I am not sure if …

Crying In The Shower…And In The Dishwater

Therapy is not just for White people. Let me say it again: THERAPY IS NOT JUST FOR WHITE PEOPLE. In the two complete years we as a world have been …

The Fight For Life-Part 2 (Mental Health Matters)

Dear Black Men: Breathe. Do it again: breathe. Put down the world for a second, and just breathe. Your mental health matters–your headspace, your soul–they matter. In this fight for …

FIRESTARTER HOTSHEET: Calling In Black

*Admin note: The Ideal Firestarter does not participate in sharing of trauma porn. On the cusp of Men’s Month, I wanted to remind the Black men whom follow and support …

Self-Care Means Realizing The Things You Deserve.

Dearest ones, I want you to know one thing. You are more than what you think you are. You deserve more than what you think you do. The idea of …

#28DaysOfBlackness: The Value Of Eldership

I miss my grandmother. I miss her on a level I didn’t realize until after she had already left the world. I needed more guidance. I need more from her. …

Firestarter Hotsheet: If All It Takes For Evil To Prosper Is For Good Men To Sit And Do Nothing, Where Are The Good Men?

James Baldwin said it best: “As long as white Americans take refuge in their whiteness…they will allow millions of people to be slaughtered in their name.” During 72 hours, there …

The Motive, The Gag & The Game

The Movement is now a buzzword. It’s a cliche, much like it was a half-century and more ago. The thing is, by nature of the word, movement is not never …