Publication Date

1-1-2023

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies

DOI

10.1177/15327086231171893

Abstract

In this article, the author describes their mental health struggles tied to Black Masculinity as a (former) Black athlete. In particular, the author focuses on the stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community and the ways in which Blackness, Black masculinity, and mental health battles emulate the (Black) struggle that must be. The author attempts to highlight the complicated nature of mental health struggles, specifically the ways in which suicide is handled in the world of sport and the ways in which the narrative can have juxtaposed racial frameworks. The author moves into and through their own personal experiences with mental health as a Black man, both in present tense and including personal journal entries, to make sense of “the (Black) struggle that must not be ignored.”.

Keywords

Black athletes, Black struggle, leadership, mental health, trauma-informed leadership

Comments

This is the Accepted Version of this SAGE article and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses.

Department

Kinesiology

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