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Terrence Smith launched Kill Pride Club, a community dedicated to encouraging Black men to talk about their mental health.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brothers Marichal and Rodney Brown follow in their father’s footsteps at their HAIRitage barbershop on Sacramento’s Broadway.

SACRAMENTO — Brothers Marichal and Rodney Brown follow in their father’s footsteps at their HAIRitage barbershop on Sacramento’s Broadway.

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Upon coming out of a local dance class, a white man would regularly come across a group of African

Ujima Brown, the owner of Ujima's Barber and Beauty Boutique in Fort Smith, participated in The Confess Project of America to better support her clients.

One writer explores the 40-year friendship between her father and his barber.

For Black men, a barbershop isn’t just a place to get edge-ups or a beard trim – it’s a space for finding community with other Black men and opening up in ways that go beyond small talk. A free program in Louisville aims to expand that.

Amplifying Atlanta

For a long time after becoming a father, if overwhelmed by unhappiness or frustration, I would hide my own tears from my little boy. Eventually, I realized I had to break the cycle of repression,” writes Keith Magee.

For a long time after becoming a father, if overwhelmed by unhappiness or frustration, I would hide my own tears from my little boy. Eventually, I realized I had to break the cycle of repression,” writes Keith Magee.