We will watch some or all of the NBC News Now program and use it to spur conversation that informs and motivates the work ahead of us this year in Worthington, Ohio.

In solidarity with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Day of Racial Healing (January 16th), we invite you to join a discussion on healing and transgressing colorism in the Latino community. Our Executive Director, Angela Mictlanxochitl, will share work and insight from elder in spirit world and scholar Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, testimonios from Tenoch Huerta's 'Orgullo Prieto', and welcomes the stories of reconciliation in your community. Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. Colorism due to systemic injustice and colonial influences has become a behavior within many of our customs both private and public. The goal in this discussion is not too shame but to listen to one another's experiences and to learn how we can change our behaviors for racial justice and healing in our community. Leading with compassion and growth!

Sacramento County Public Health staff are invited to Power Hour, an internal type of healing circle where colleagues can come, be their authentic selves and engage in discussion topics and opportunities for advancing racial equity. January's Power Hour will incorporate Conocimiento

The Anti-Racist ERG at Social Current meets on a monthly basis to create space for authentic and vulnerable conversations that encourage reflection and growth on an individual level. We aim to share resources and support individuals to become better allies/advocates for racial equity in ourselves and our communities. We prioritize learning about white-dominant culture, re-learning history and developing our racial identities and making them known to our communities. This is a brave space for conversations, and we want to hear from one another.

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An Authentic Space on the UNESCO 2023 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Junkanoo -Bahamas.
"A means of free expression and intergenerational dialogue, its cultural value is recognized at national and international levels.
Bahamas Junkanoo is creative dialogue between the past and the present, between the local and the global, between the individual and the collective.”

My name is Icelyn Cate, the CEO of American Bahamian Literary Entities Inc., (ABLE). I am pleased to partner with Unity in Action, International, Inc. in our mission is to publicize the culture of the Bahamas as more than a tourist destination of “sun, sand and sea.” We encourage creatives to see it as place in storytelling, encouraging change for a better narrative for racial healing. In The Bahamas, this unique cultural phenomenon called Junkanoo, is liberated from being regarded as mere parading, and it has become the system we need for a more rapid paradigm shift towards tolerance.

Our topic specifically illustrates how Bahamas Junkanoo is a medium that encourages racial healing. Explore further how we can appreciate our differences and gain an unlimited perspective.

Keynote speaker Dr. Alejandro Covarrubias will share insights and perspectives with the AMDA community on racial healing. This event aims to foster open dialogue, inspire collective action, and create a space for reflection and learning.

In her work as a behavioral scientist, a common factor Dr. Carey Yazeed has discovered is there are few opportunities for Black women to safely discuss their negative experiences in the work place. If and/or when a Black woman does decide to speak up regarding the discrimination, micro aggressions, racism, and harassment she has/is experiencing, she will probably encounter negative consequences such as being labeled angry, difficult to work with, aggressive, or bitter, or she will find herself and her work under a microscope with management looking for a reason to terminate her. Hardly are her grievances taken seriously.

Unlike her white counterparts, Black professional women have the added layers of cultural norms, ongoing societal trauma, and past generational trauma, which they are often navigating unconsciously.

This year Dr. Yazeed is taking additional steps to help Black women to heal, starting with a free seminar on the National Day of Racial Healing, to discuss healing from work trauma. On January 16th at 7pm EST, this seminar will serve as a safe space for Black women to gather and discuss the trauma they have endured in the work place, and learn about solutions to help them as they navigate their healing journey.

Registration is required.

The Coalition4Justice is celebrating both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and National Day of Racial Healing by hosting a virtual panel presentation, dialogue, and reflection on race relations in the U.S. and how we can create a culture of acceptance and belonging in America.

New Detroit joins the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s 8th annual National Day of Racial Healing by hosting a virtual town hall, "A Conversation about Racial Healing."

In 2020, Commissioner Larry Johnson sponsored legislation to declare racism as a public health crisis in DeKalb County, acknowledging that racism has played a significant role in health outcomes, socioeconomic factors, and psychosocial stressors – especially in the Black community.

A deliverable from this resolution is to continue the conversation and engage the community in healing as we move forward as a County. The National Day of Racial Healing brings ALL people together to inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.

In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing, Commissioner Johnson will host a virtual round table discussion themed “Moving Forward, but Not Forgetting Our Past.” The panel will be moderated by Sharon Stroye, Director of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Initiative at Emory University. Panelists include Gilda (Gigi) Pedraza, Executive Director of Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia); Attorney Donnetta “Dee” Smith, NAACP of DeKalb County Branch Executive Committee and Dr. Yolanda Wimberly, Chief Health Equity Officer of Grady Health Systems.

This year we will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” said Commissioner Larry Johnson. “ This round table is just one way for us to celebrate our achievements, acknowledge the work still to be done, and promote continued efforts towards a more inclusive and equitable society.”

We invite everyone to join the conversation on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 6:30 pm. Please register in advance.