Mental healing in Black LA begins with professional help that looks like us

Illustration for Black Mental Health Resource List. (Illustration by Kelly Malka, For The Times) There have always been a variety of barriers to black access to mental health care. After a person has struggled with the stigma surrounding mental illness, he or she is faced with the daunting task of finding a healthcare professional. For … Read more

A professional swimmer is arguing with a fitness influencer who accused her of making fun of a man at the gym. After being showered with hate, she is clapping.

Joey Swoll has 6.8 million TikTok followers.Joey Swoll via TikTok Fitness influencer Joey Swoll has accused a competitive swimmer of making fun of a man at the gym. Swoll’s post led to hundreds of social media users directing hatred at the athlete, Nika Godun. Godun responded by saying Swoll took his original video out of … Read more