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In Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Ninth Annual National Day of Racial Healing, Harlem Wellness Center's Racial Healing Hub Presents:

MY GRANDPARENT'S TABLE
Date: Sunday January 19, 2025

Location: JCC Harlem 218 W. 118th Street.

Time: 3-5:30pm

Free Event: RSVP

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.

We invite you to join Mediation Services trained Circle Practice Facilitators at Red Horse Center for a Racial Healing Circle. We gather, connect, build relationships and bridge divides. Circle facilitators will use powerful questions and a talking piece to guide the conversation.

Join volunteer circle practice facilitators from Mediation Services serving Allegan, Barry, and Ottawa counties in Michigan at the Holland Museum for a Racial Healing Circle. This FREE event is part of the Holland Museum Free Adult Cultural Lens Program and registration is required and available via the Facebook event or by emailing director@mediateWMI.org Trained circle facilitators using powerful questions will guide the conversation. We believe we heal when we gather, connect, build relationships and bridge divides.

Hamline University will host a program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Anderson Center Forum with remarks from staff, faculty, students and more.

We also recognize Jan. 21 as the 9th Annual National Day of Racial Healing, which was launched in 2017 as a call to action for racial healing for all people. It originated as part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s national Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation efforts.

This year’s MLK program theme, “Revisiting Dr. King’s Iconic Speech: ‘The Other America,’” will be the focus of our event. The program will feature remarks from Acting/Interim President Dr. Kathleen Murray, reflections from our keynote speaker – Hamline alum and St. Paul City Council Member Anika Bowie – a reading of Dr. King’s work by student Jitu Duga, gospel music by Sherri Orr, a traditional African dance performance by AfroContigbo, and the benediction by Chaplain Kelly Figueroa-Ray.

In addition to reflections, readings and live performances, the 2025 Beloved Community Awards will be presented. These awards recognize a student, staff, faculty, alumni and community member whose demonstrated leadership, service and commitment epitomizes the work that must be done by us all to enjoy meaningful lives, relationships and participation in The Beloved Community.

This event is sponsored by the Hedgeman Center for Student Diversity Initiatives and Programs. For more information, please contact the center at hedgemancenter@hamline.edu or (651) 523- 2423. Guests will receive complimentary parking at the Anderson Center Garage, located at 776 Snelling Avenue North, St. Paul, MN 55104.

Madison County SURE- Standing Up for Racial Equity will be hosting a conversation for healing using the conversation guide provided.

Consult on "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", Honoring Local Service, Refreshments, Free

Legacy Training Inc. invites you to commemorate the National Day of Racial Healing by participating in “Healing Together: A Virtual Roundtable for Unity, Understanding, and Action.” This interactive virtual event provides a safe and affirming space to discuss racial healing, foster understanding, and affirm the inherent value of all people.

📅 Date: January 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (CST)
📍 Location: Online via Zoom

Facilitators:
• Lynne Chambers, JD, MSW
• Rev. Wade Halva

Special Guest:
• Sherri Crabtree, Executive Director of Arrowleaf

Join the conversation to reflect, share, and explore actionable steps toward healing and unity in our communities.

💻 Registration is simple:
• Visit www.legacytraining.org to sign up.

This event is proudly supported by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Faith in Place, Healing Illinois, and Legacy Training Inc.

We hope you’ll be part of this vital conversation as we work toward meaningful racial healing.

MY GRANDPARENTS' TABLE

Free Event: Please RSVP

In honor of MLK Day and the National Day of Racial Healing, join us for two story circles as tellers share tales of reckonings, reflections, and reconciliations on Tuesday, January 21 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm CT.

Racism infects all our lives and the stories we tell — or don’t — literally create our world. We must write new stories and share our truths with each other if we hope to build trust and develop authentic relationships. These circles will hopefully inspire more stories — and conversations — and encourage us to listen and learn from one another as we forge a future of equity and justice for all people.

Begun in 2017, The National Day of Racial Healing builds upon the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s long-standing commitment to racial equity and grew out of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) initiative — a comprehensive community-driven effort to bring about transformational and sustainable change while addressing the historic and contemporary effects of racism.

RSVP today at bit.ly/MG-NDRH to join us on Tuesday, January 21 at 12 pm and 2:00 pm CT for these inspiring and transformative stories.

Sponsored by Morten Group, LLC and Creative Curriculum Ventures LLC.

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.