As we celebrate Black History Month, we would like take this opportunity to share a wide variety of resources with the goal of building bridges and enhancing our efforts to better serve the diverse Montgomery County community.  The resources below offer important perspectives and unique cultural considerations about grief in the Black community.  These voices and resources can help move us closer to a deeper understanding and more compassionate support of our Black family members, friends and neighbors.  ​

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network, Grief, Loss and Bereavement, Fact Sheet #4: Cultural Responsiveness

“When African Americans Grieve” by Stephanie Jordan, FullerLifeTherapy.com

“The Relentlessness of Black Grief” by Marissa Evans, TheAtlantic.com

“The Unbearable Grief of Black Mothers” by A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Vox.com

“Black mothers grieve the babies they lost—and help more survive their first year” by Jaenique Hurlock, NationalGeographic.com

“The Familial Language of Black Grief” by Jemar Tisby, TheAtlantic.com

“When Grief and Crises Intersect: Perspectives of a Black Physician in the Time of Two Pandemics” by Kimberly D. Manning, MD

Film Review - I Will Follow: Grief and Loss in an African American Context by Avril Z. Speaks

VIDEO: Portraits of Courage event, Jana DeCristofaro of The Dougy Center and Dr. Tashel Bordere, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri, discussed the impact of grief on communities of color.

"Black Lives Matter. Black Grief Matters. Black storytelling matters, too." - ModernLoss.com

“Grief is a Social Justice Issue” by Litsa Williams, WhatsYourGrief.com