Poets across the country are using their art form to promote racial healing, creating spaces for reflection, storytelling, and collective understanding through community programs, workshops, and open mics.
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Sorcery and Sustenance: The Art of Food and Racial Healing
Artist Masud Olufani’s extended trip to Sierra Leone changed his perspective on Black people and their relationship to food. It also inspired a series of mixed-media artwork that uses the subject to connect the past to the present.
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Ruha Benjamin: In A.I. Era, Black Women Must Reclaim Tomorrow
Ruha Benjamin, a Princeton University professor, urged Black women to reflect on the past and imagine an alternative future in order to own their collective power and create a world of racial healing, while also reminding them that individual acts of resistance can make a difference.
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This New Political Movement Is Bringing Power to Black People
Over the last seven months, the political climate in the United States has become hostile to government programs that celebrate, help, or advance opportunities for Black people. Workplace diversity initiatives […]
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Monday Newsletter: May 26, 2025
Top Stories for Monday, May 26th, 2025 Remembering George Floyd Spirituality Check out our Latest E-Edition K-12 Education Racial Healing The 89th Lege Business Food Safety Tips Dallas Weekly 2025
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NIU’s Grassroots Push for Diversity in an Anti-DEI Era
Northern Illinois University students and faculty are coming together to create grassroots solutions for racial healing, such as healing circles and curriculum reform, to counteract the federal government’s anti-DEI policies.
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How a Murder United an HBCU and a Mostly-White University
The BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance Spring Symposium, convened annually to address systemic racism and promote racial healing, was founded in response to the murder of ROTC student Richard Collins III, who was killed on the University of Maryland campus.
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5 Things You Can Do to Support Public Education Today
Public education in America is at a crossroads, with schools facing political attacks and funding threats, but also opportunities for representation and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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“Haus” of Art, Fashion — and Healing
Amanda Moore-Karim, a Black woman and fashion industry veteran, has created Luxy’s Haus, a website and e-store that merges fashion, photography, literature and the Black experience, including somatic healing and Tarot-like card readings.