Virtual forum targets racial and gender discrimination trauma
Unmasking Peninsula is a virtual event created to help provide the public with ways to heal from traumatic experiences. Author: Angelo Vargas Updated: 6:29 PM EDT April 22, 2021
HAMPTON, Va. Hundreds of Hampton Roads residents will take part in a virtual forum focusing on racial and gender discrimination trauma on Friday and Saturday.
Organizers are asking for more people to register for the Unmasking Peninsula event to learn more ways to heal.
The call for transparency is growing louder across Hampton Roads and North Carolina.
“And we see calls for justice from the Black community and other communities of color, and at the same time we see a rising tide of anti-Asian hate, said event co-creator Samantha Willis.
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