Racial trauma isn’t always visible. Its impact is.
What happens when an experience lingers not just in memory, but in your body? When everyday moments quietly reshape how safe you feel in a space?
Racial trauma is the cumulative impact of racism on the body, mind and dignity. It is ongoing, shaped by daily interactions and institutional and systemic inequities, and it can influence how you feel, respond, and move through the world. As long as racism and discrimination continue to exist within our institutions, racial trauma cannot be fully resolved at the individual level alone.
Yet, understanding matters. When we learn how racial trauma shows up, within ourselves, in our relationships, and across systems, we gain language, clarity, and choice. In light of the President’s Anti-Racism Task Force recommendations, this work continues through education, reflection, and strategy, as part of a broader commitment to building an anti-racist campus community. Through this process, we can develop ways to ground ourselves and learn how to resist and navigate these realities, both individually and collectively.
The Healing from Racial Trauma workshop is designed by Jennisha Wilson and Mifrah Abid, from the Office of EDI-R, to support that process. Open to racialized students, staff, and faculty, this session offers a supportive space to better understand how racial stress manifests and to learn practical strategies for grounding, self-awareness, and care. No personal sharing is required.
Session information:
April 13, 1PM-3:30PM
Office of EDI-R, Level 2, Room 2303