This series was produced in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Are Psychedelics a Fix for Racial PTSD?
A small group of mental health pros are advocating for the legal use of the substances to help patients cope with being Black in the U.S.
Black Healing Through Time Travel? Exhibit Aims to Prove it
The Experience Sankofa Project heals participants using pivotal moments in Black history, from Africa to enslavement to the Black Panthers.
Are You Experiencing Racelighting? Here’s What it Means
Think gaslighting but with racism added — and Dr. J. Luke Wood says if the condition isn’t identified, the healing can’t begin.
Want Kids to Achieve? Heal Racism’s Wounds
Ever Forward Club founder Ashanti Branch says Black youth need “more care, more love, and being heard and being seen.”
Youth Activist Tiana Day Picks Up the Torch of Racial Justice and Healing
The activist and founder of Youth Advocates for Change says awakening your “consciousness is stepping into healing work in itself.”
Bringing Racial Healing to the Heart of Black Chicago
Through her nonprofit Organic Oneness, Syda Segovia Taylor combines education, community building, and faith so “we can show up as our full selves and be proud knowing we are advancing…
The Long History of Black-Asian Solidarity
Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, and Frederick Douglass knew “the playbook that wins against one of our communities will absolutely win against the other.”
Harnessing the Power of Stories That Heal
Fanshen Cox has long been a racial equity leader in Hollywood. Now she’s raising the call for “truth and racial healing” in Tinseltown.
A Prescription for Healing America’s Pre-Existing Condition
Black folks need facilitated spaces specifically designed for coming together to foster “racial healing on a broad scale.”
The Healing Power of Black Joy Marches on in Chicago
Every August, the Bud Billiken Parade enables the community to thrive in “an unabashed celebration of the city’s Black culture.”
Reckoning With Racism, Even at a Haven Like Spelman
Sociology professor Cynthia Spence says we need dialogue to help HBCU students heal from beliefs rooted in white supremacy.
When it Comes to Tech, We Are Who We’ve Been Waiting For
Dr. Fallon Wilson wants a digital future where “Black girls code, artificial intelligence doesn’t discriminate, and Black people drive change.”
Rewriting Narratives About Black Youths, One Story at a Time
The Choice Center, a Baltimore-area program, diverts at-risk youths away from trouble and towards more positive outcomes.
Effort to Foster Racial Healing Flourishes on College Campuses
Seventy Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Centers nationwide teach students to “dismantle toxic racial hierarchies.”