As lawmakers and Americans around the nation grapple with the effects of President Donald Trump’s elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion, attacks on Black history, and recent takeover of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) hopes this year’s Day of Healing on Sept. 27, will offer hope and inspiration, during a time of uncertainty.
“I am praying for protection but this prayer request seems odd because we are being occupied by those outside the city by those who say that they are here for protection,” said the Rev. Thomas Bowen, Earl L. Harrison Minister of Social Justice and Congregational Care at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest D.C.
Despite disparities, repressive policies, and the federal takeover of MPD, this year’s Day of Healing, part of 54th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), will work to uplift Black communities and feature the Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley, pastor of the Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Alexandria, Virginia, as the keynote speaker, and a performance from Anthony Brown & group theraAPy…