Care as Resistance: Black Mental Health and Collective Healing

Date: Thursday, Mar 19, 2026
Start time: 6:00 p.m.
End time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Richmond Public Library's Auditorium Room, 101 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA
Audience: Open to all.
The Department of African American Studies welcomes Professor Nikola Moore-Wafawanaka, who will discuss Black mental health and how collective healing serves as a form of resistance for the Black community.
Held as part of our department's Community Lecture Series, free and open to all interested. All lectures will be held in the Richmond Public Library at 6PM, every Thursday through April 9th.
Sponsor(s): The Department of African American Studies
Event contact: Christian Thompson, thompsonc19@vcu.edu