Suicide

With suicides rising both in Hollywood and the real world, we put together some tips that may help guide you or a loved one out the darkness.

R&B veteran and reality TV star Kandi Burruss recently opened up with 'The Real' about some of the hard times she had growing up in the South, some that even made her want to end her own life.

To help us talk about the rising rate of suicide amongst Black men, we got Alexandria police officer Benny Evans, holistic practitioner Robert Pruitt and the incomparable life coach Iyanla Vanzant to speak on what's causing so many of our brothers to make that fateful decision.

Celebrity life coach Iyanla Vanzant called in recently to give her take on why so many Black men are choosing to end their lives and how it may be connected to a common struggle of dealing with inadequacy.

In a very sad turn of events, it appears that Hyattsville, Maryland Mayor Kevin Ward chose to end his life earlier this week by way of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

The New Year began on a shockingly violent and extremely sad note for three young boys after their mother was allegedly murdered in front of them by her boyfriend, Florida rapper J $tash, before he turned the gun on himself.

Since 2013, suicide amongst Black men in Colorado has nearly doubled from 10.2 suicides per 100,000 people to 20.2 suicides per 100,000 in 2020.

During a convo with 'Russ Parr Morning Show' co-host Alfreda and Gary With Da Tea of the 'Rickey Smiley Morning Show,' R. Kelly’s ex-wife Andrea Kelly revealed a run-in she had with suicide during her marriage to the singer who’s currently on trial for sex abuse.

According to several outlets, 75-year-old McAfee antivirus software creator John McAfee died by suicide, as he was allegedly found hanged in his cell. It’s another case of “guards forgot to watch and cameras didn’t work."

A few questions are still lingering in the recent suicide ruling surrounding the death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller.

Omari Bryant's body was hanging in front of a motel early Saturday morning in the town of Homerville and people close to the 18-year-old are doubting the cause of death is suicide.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott says he was already feeling the emotional burden of the pandemic when the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys received word that one of his brothers had died by suicide in the spring. Prescott acknowledged the cause of Jace Prescott’s death for the first time in a recent TV […]