Racial Healing Circles
KUSANYA: "The Gathering"
The Anti-Racism Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is offering racial healing circles facilitated by Lailah Dunbar-Keeys.
Grounded in historical, cultural, sociological, and spiritual understanding, racial healing circles will provide a safe space for small groups of like-minded people to share their stories about the challenging realities of systemic racism.
In our current cultural climate, with sweeping legislation that undermines centuries of Civil Rights policies and social justice practices, many people find themselves grasping for meaning. With the support of the circle facilitator, participants will be provided the tools to listen, reflect, and gain understanding.
This racial healing circle is for an African American affinity group (i.e., people who identify as African American). We will convene a multicultural healing circle in the future.
Questions you may be asked to consider are:
What does it mean to be Black today?
How do you navigate systemic racism in our current cultural climate?
How does your faith support you in overcoming these challenges?
For questions about ARC's racial healing circles, please email ARC co-chair, The Rev. Barbara Ballenger at [email protected].
Download, print, and share this flyer with anyone you think would be interested in the racial healing circle on Sat. Mar. 22, 2025 at St. Augustine of Hippo.
Racial Healing Circle Facilitator
Lailah Dunbar-Keeys, M.S. M.Ed
Lailah Dunbar-Keeys, M.S., M.Ed. is a racial justice and spiritual activist who has dedicated her life and career to establishing the “Beloved Community,” a vision, promoted by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., of a world that is free from all forms of marginalization and oppression.
Her purpose-driven life has afforded her various career opportunities including twenty years as an adjunct assistant professor of sociology at Community College of Philadelphia; adjunct faculty in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University; Assistant Director of Academic Support at Philadelphia University (Jefferson); editor/reporter at the Philadelphia Tribune newspaper; racial justice consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, various other organizations and churches; and a licensed spiritual life coach.
Most recently, Lailah served as the Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (ODEIB) at Cabrini University where through programs, faculty/staff/student trainings, curriculum integration, and policy changes, she was able to fulfill her purpose to create environments where all people feel seen, heard, and supported.
For more information, contact Lailah Dunbar-Keeys at [email protected], [email protected], or visit www.lailahdunbarkeeys.com.
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