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young people gather in a barber shop as part of an outreach workshop

CBC Manitoba: University students, professor make space for men and boys to talk about mental health

February 10, 2025 — 

University of Manitoba assistant professor Warren Clarke and his student co-ordinators put on a barbershop talk event called Black Men and Misconceptions, Solidarity: Addressing Mental Health and Anti-Black Racism.

Clarke has been organizing similar events since 2018 and they’ve been held across Canada and even in Barbados, he said. 

Some previous barbershop talks focused on sexuality and sexual health, well-being and relationship building within peer groups, he said. 

“It’s been a very important conversation for many Black men and boys,” he said. 

To read the entire article, please follow the link to CBC Manitoba.

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