The Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP) invited students, faculty and community members to engage in dialogue and reflect on the joint steps needed to foster racial healing in America’s politically diverse climate.
“Understanding and Navigating Racial Anxiety: Cultivating Transformative Racial Healing,” was held in the WPU Assembly Room just one day after the 2024 presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Dr. Kyaien Conner, director of CRSP, professor and associate dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI), helped organize the Tuesday event. She began the day by explaining the importance of racial healing, an idea that works to mend damages caused by racism in those who have experienced it.
“Racial healing provides a pathway as individuals and communities to come together to process our experiences to share defying support and empathy and reclaim ourselves,” Conner said. Read more in The Pitt News.