Racial Healing Archives - Word In Black

Poets Margie “Mia X” Johnson; Kelvin “KJ” Marshall, and Salaam Green

Racial Healing Finds New Voice in Community Poets

by Aaliyah Amos February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

A new Word In Black survey examines how Black Americans define racial healing — and why so many say the country is still far from it.

Racial Healing in Black America: What the Data Tells Us

by Word In Black January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Created by Joanne Griffith, the Get Free Guide is a weekly newsletter that helps Black women move past things that get them "stuck," ranging from job loss and negative body image to a cluttered inbox. Her real-talk humor and sunny outlook have drawn a growing list of subscribers.

When ‘Life Is Life-ing’, This Newsletter Helps Black Women Be Free

by Aaron Foley October 30, 2025November 1, 2025

The relationship between Black Americans, tradition, history, and food inspired Masud Olufani's mixed-media exhibit, "A Sorcery of Sustenance." Inspired by his trip to Sierra Leone after the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, Olufani sought to link the African diaspora through traditions that made it to the U.S.

Sorcery and Sustenance: The Art of Food and Racial Healing

by Aaron Foley October 7, 2025October 8, 2025

When the System Pulls Back, Black Communities Pull Up

by Denim Fisher October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

Renowned for her work on race and technology, Princeton professor Ruha Benjamin urged an audience at Spelman College to push back against systems that seek to exclude or marginalize them and imagine themselves in an inclusive, powerful future. The lessons to get there, she said, should be drawn from "ancestral intelligence," such as the wisdom of elders, and "abundant imagination" — the belief that the future will be better than the past.

Ruha Benjamin: In A.I. Era, Black Women Must Reclaim Tomorrow

by Denim Fisher October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

Do We Love You? Ruth Forman Says Yes

by Aaron Foley September 30, 2025September 30, 2025