Black Male Healing
Black Boys OM was born out of necessity. The problem was clear: Black boys and men were being systemically shut out of spaces for mind-body health. Barriers—some historical, some deeply entrenched in the present—made it difficult for Black men to access the tools and practices that could support their emotional, mental, and physical well-being.
Representation was lacking. Access was limited. And in a world where Blackness is too often pathologized, the idea of Black men embracing stillness, softness, and self-care was rarely nurtured. We saw a gap. We stepped in.
Since our inception in 2018, Black Boys OM has been dedicated to shifting this landscape. What started as a grassroots initiative has since grown into a global movement. By 2020, we established ourselves as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and by late 2024, we transitioned into a School of Yoga—an evolution that reflects our deepest commitment to education, healing, and embodied living.
To date, we have cultivated a network of over 400 certified Black Male Wellness practitioners who hold space for Black boys and men worldwide. Through equanimity practice, rest, and self-discovery, we have facilitated over 2,300 spaces for healing. Our work is a testament to the power of collective transformation and the undeniable impact of Black men reclaiming their well-being.
Black Male Healing is the convergence of multiple touchpoints of intersecting energies: the energy of masculinity, the energy of Blackness, and the energy of rediscovering and embodying innate wholeness—what many call healing and well-being.
Masculinity emerges as a concept of nurture, provision, leadership, strength, integrity, vision, and protection. It holds strength and softness in equal measure, existing in harmony rather than in opposition. It embodies complementarity while embracing qualities often attributed to femininity—compassion, intuition, fluidity, and care.
Blackness is both ancestral and infinite, an uncontainable creative force that shapes culture, history, and the very fabric of existence. It is vast, it is rich, and it carries within it the imprints of our ancestors—their wisdom, their resilience, their dreams for something more. It is not simply an identity but an embodied legacy.
Healing is the process of remembering, of reclaiming, of moving in the world with the fullness of mind, body, and spirit as one. It is the radical act of being whole in a world that has worked tirelessly to keep us fragmented. It is the understanding that our wellness is a birthright, not a privilege.
These forces, when woven together, create something entirely new. Like healing waters moving through the earth, they merge and amplify one another, forming a current of transformation that is undeniable.
There is no singular definition for Black Male Healing. It is vast, fluid, and deeply personal. Yet every Black man who has felt it—whether in solitude or in the embrace of community—knows it as truth. It is a frequency that cannot be denied.
May this work continue. Without permission. Without limitation. Without end.
written by Danny Angelo Fluker Jr.
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Photo by Bradford Singley : Esalen Workshop : Healing, Rest, and Embodied Liberation for Men of Color -January 2025