Depressed While Black

Depressed While Black (DWB) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides Black-affirming personal care items and advocacy for psychiatric patients of African descent who have life-threatening depression. When DWB founder Imadé Nibokun was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt in 2018, she had no Black beauty supply products, which caused her hair and skin to deteriorate. Imadé had to wear clothes from the Lost and Found and wear pads that felt like diapers. She made a commitment that no other psychiatric patient would experience this.

Since DWB became a nonprofit in 2020, Depressed While Black has donated over 300 Black Beauty Supply Kits to 8 psychiatric facilities across the East Coast. 

Total Donations:

• 300+ Black Beauty Supply Kits
• 2,500+ menstrual products
• 2,000+ undergarments
• 500+ flip flops, slippers, and shoes
• 600+ journals and planners

"A patient was here and he had nothing. When it came time to discharge him we were able to give him socks, underwear, and a T-shirt from your donations. He said it had been a while since he was able to get a new pair of underwear. Your donation made it possible for us to help a patient in need."

-Staff Member at Alamance Regional Behavioral Health Hospital