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The Restoration Archive 📖
From cultural lessons to personal breakthroughs, these reads are for the brothers ready to grow through what they go through.
Men are not emotionally void they are emotionally avoidant. And avoidance is a strategy. Many men were raised to be tough, not weak, in order to survive in what was perceived as a chaotic world. Emotion was stigmatized with shame and often characterized as feminine. Thus, masculinity became positioned as the opposite of emotion.
"Turning 40 got me thinking about all the lessons I've learned over the years things I wish someone had told me in my 20s and 30s." By Max Maxwell
As 2026 begins, healing requires more than resolutions it demands honesty. For men of color, stress, anxiety, and burnout often go unspoken. This piece explores how true wellness spans emotional, physical, financial, spiritual, and environmental dimensions, challenging old patterns and inviting a deeper commitment to healing. Moving beyond being “good,” it asks: what does it really mean to be well?
The bloc's first group therapy session was a cypher. The earliest cries for help were 16 bars.
This September is more than awareness. It is a call to action. Let’s move beyond the easy refuge of “I’m good.” Let’s take a risk at being vulnerable, being authentic, and connected. Let’s be well for ourselves, for each other, and for the brothers who didn’t get the chance. From Today Forward, Be Well.
Recovery in Motion ▶️
Press play on curated conversations with the experts and brothers who have navigated the low points and found their rhythm again.
Spoken word meet social critique in this power piece exploring the cyclical nature of mental health challenges within the black community.
Davonte is a student at North Central College Majoring in Finance and minoring in Social Change Leadership. Personal hobbies include writing songs, poetry, acting, and immersing himself into black culture. Davonte also studies the many disparities African Americans have faced in history in order to understand how to navigate the world we live in.
n this powerful talk, Tabitha recalls a time when she was consumed by an overwhelming desire to do something about the sexual violence and trauma she saw in her community. Trauma is like a relay baton, she says, trauma not transformed is trauma transferred. What kind of baton have you received and what will you pass on?
Tabitha is Rwandan, grew up in Uganda as a refugee and currently lives in Michigan U.S.A for the last 18years, with her four children and husband. Having experienced complex trauma herself, she was moved to act on behalf of the victims by providing FREE medical, legal, and mental health support. In addition, doing outreach, and advocating to end gender-based violence because she strongly believes: “Enough is Enough.” Her work has been recognized by Global Citizen, where she won people’s choice award 2018. She has been invited to the The Vatican to speak about the urgency of the work to end sexual violence. Tabitha is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology but also practices as a mental health therapist. When she graduated with her Master’s Degree, she moved back to Rwanda and served women who had been raped during the genocide as well as their children. She is highly trained in trauma & diversity work. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Nate Evans Jr. discusses an issue within black communities that persists due to the lack of mental health awareness.
Nathan Evans Jr. is a First-Generation High School & First-Generation College graduate. He creates experiences for apprehensive students to feel worthy when they are waging a war in their mind. Nate is a #1 best-selling author, a highly requested speaker, mindset coach and podcast host. He also is a youth mentor and educational consultant. He lives by the quote, "CHANGE WHAT WE NORMALIZE™” which was inspired by his mission to eradicate the stigmas around mental health amongst Gen-Z. This passion was birthed by his own battles with mental health issues as a teen and young adult due to childhood trauma in which he overcame. With this motivation, he has developed workshops for high schools, colleges and non-profits based around mental health, emotional wellness and resilience. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Actress and activist Taraji P. Henson sits down with us to talk about her struggles with depression and anxiety while dealing with the pay gap in Hollywood, racial injustice, and generational trauma. She further explains the stigmas around openly talking about mental health in the Black American community and how her foundation intends to break the cycle.
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J Cole's Life Advice On How to Grow Your Mindset And Achieve Your Dreams is THOROUGH. His perspective on establishing clarity of your vision and following your own path is truly life changing. He also shares wisdom on how he manifested his dreams and created the life he wanted to live.
Watch the electrifying Carla Harris deliver her "pearls" of career and life wisdom to a sold-out crowd at Arizona State University on Feb. 19, 2014 for the Take The Lead Challenge on How To Own Your Power, designed to inspire and propel women to close their pay and leadership gaps.
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Every June, we wear orange. We hold vigils. We say names. We grieve. Gun Violence Awareness Month is a necessary ritual — a collective pause to honor lives stolen and communities shattered. But this year, I want us to do something more than pause. I want us to look deeper at the root of what we're mourning — and ask ourselves what it would mean to truly intervene before another trigger is pulled.
Because here is what I know from more than a decade of working alongside young men of color in Brooklyn and across New York City: unaddressed pain is one of the most predictable pathways to violence. Not badness. Not a weakness. Pain. Grief that was never named. Shame that was never processed. Trauma that was never tended to. When we fail to provide our communities — especially our men — with consistent, culturally affirming spaces to heal, we should not be surprised when that pain turns outward.
THE SUMMER HEAT ISN'T THE PROBLEM