MY GRANDPARENTS' TABLE
Guest presenters will share stories that inspire us to reflect on our own origin stories around culture, family, history, tradition, ancestry, roots, heritage, legacy, resilience, hope, strength, empowerment. Presentations will be followed by a family style meal, special activities and conversation.
Free Event: Please RSVP
Together with The Encouraging Place, Triangle MLK Committee, Raleigh Chamber, Wake County and Wake Together, the YMCA of the Triangle is co-hosting a local interactive gathering, open to the community, for the Kellogg Foundation’s National Day of Racial Healing. The event is sponsored by Wells Fargo.
The event at First Baptist Church is an opportunity to gather people to share dialogue and inspire action for a more equitable and just world.
The morning will feature continental breakfast, a keynote speaker and small group breakout sessions. Doors open and breakfast is available starting at 8 a.m. with the program beginning at 9 a.m.
Join us for an evening to talk about the history of Hopper Academy, Sanford Florida’s historic black school and local landmark, and to consider why knowing our history is an important part of mapping the future of our community. Hear stories from those who once attended Hopper, and learn its rich and challenging history. Intentionally hosted on the National Day of Racial Healing, participants will also have the opportunity to discuss their own experiences with the history of race and civil rights in our country.
This circle will help participants navigate emotions tied to the challenges and transitions we face in the coming year—whether those feelings are of hope, fear, or uncertainty—and offer tools for moving forward. It’s a space to explore how this moment intersects with personal values, community challenges, and hopes for the future.
Through facilitated conversation, embodiment and mindfulness practices, participants can begin to generate connections to heal the wounds of racial trauma. A healing circle offers a chance to be authentic and vulnerable and take collective action for change.
Louisiana Families for Vaccines is honored to host a screening and panelist discussion of the film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for National Day of Racial Healing, moderated by Pastor Linda Trimble, with generous support from the Foundation for Louisiana. This free event will include dinner and is open to the public. Register today!
Join us for a movie, lunch, and community conversation.
We will screen Ava Duvernay's critically acclaimed film, Origin. "The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a heirarchy of human divisions."
Join us for a movie, lunch, and community conversation.
We will screen Ava Duvernay's critically acclaimed film, Origin. "The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a heirarchy of human divisions."
Join us for an author talk, book signing, and reception with Aran Shetterly as he discusses his new book, "Morningside," about the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, which explores the history and characters of a painful chapter in the nation's journey toward racial healing. This is a true story about a community struggling to heal longstanding social, cultural, and racial divisions.
Join us in Austin Central Library's Special Event Center for a conversation with David Wright Faladé and Alejandro Puyana as part of the Library's National Day of Racial Healing events.
The event will celebrate the publication of Wright Faladé's latest novel, The New Internationals, a stunning historical novel set in a post-WWII Paris filled with possibility that interweaves a coming-of-age story, a cross-cultural romance, and a portrait of the international youth at a definitive moment in contemporary history.
He will be joined in conversation by Alejandro Puyana, discussing his debut, Freedom is a Feast, a multigenerational, Latin American saga of love and revolution in which a rebel who commits a youthful betrayal receives a late-life chance at redemption and a new life.
Both novels draw inspiration from the authors' family histories. Wright Faladé and Puyana will discuss how they transformed these stories into imaginative, ambitious works of fiction.
The Austin Public Library, African American Cultural & Heritage Facility, and Austin Community College will host our 4th Annual National Day of Racial Healing Celebration and Healing Circle.
Let's break down barriers and build community through fellowship!
Celebrate with the Library!
All ages welcome