Black Men Unfiltered 

Black Men Unfiltered, Toledo, OH, June 2021 (Ruth Leonard: Director, Producer, Writer)

Black Men Unfiltered is a revolutionary docu-series focused on mental health of Black Men in the Toledo area. The 4 part series follows Black Men in Toledo on their mental health journey through a series of questions that encourages a de-stigmatization of conversations about mental health. This documentary focused on Black Men aged 18-45, who live in the following Lucas County Zip Codes: 43606, 43607, 43608 and 43610. These zip codes overlap with the same areas that have been targeted for policy change, community engagement and programming with the John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Social Justice Challenge.