The Black Healers Collective is a community of change agents working to advance the healing and wholeness of African diaspora people. Our commitment to the well-being of black people, families and communities extends to all of humanity and life on Earth, yet is rooted in the deep and abiding love we have for ourselves and…

Anyta Wilson, Founder of The Awareness Institute, is a therapist who considers herself to be a shaper of healing stories. She helps people to rewrite their painful trials into empowering, uplifting tales of strength. She also holds space for people to release pain through story sharing that opens new possibilities for hope and healing. In…

Angela daSilva, retired university professor and life long teacher, is a humanist with over 35 years classroom experience, and as a person of the world has visited over 100 countries. Travelling to the countries of the African Diaspora and being a historian of Slavery have been my passions. The lessons of African philosophy and Slavery…

My role as a Healer and commitment to Liberated Black Folks is to understand and build on traditions of the Unbroken Collective Spirit and to draw from the Unity of Deep Relations that have always kept us in the flow of Love, Light, Power and Soul Stirring Rhythm…One Family!

I believe all health is community health and all healing is community healing. We heal in the community of the Spirit, our Centered Self, and each Other.

Dr. Kira Banks has been working to support individuals and groups to understand themselves, others and systems of oppression for over 20 years. She co-founded the Institute for Healing Justice and Equity at Saint Louis University, where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. Banks’ research examines the experience of discrimination, its…

Kathryn Bentley commits herself to community-engaged arts collaborations, striving to create compassionate artistic experiences. She uses theater as a healing modality to lift social consciousness.

For over a decade and a half, Khatib Waheed has served as a national leader in race equity. He is the Founding Consultant, Presenter and Facilitator for Racial Equity Learning Exchange (RELE) Sessions.

Aysha is a student at Tuskegee University, an organizer, and writer. She aspires to be an author and farmer, and currently enjoys volunteering and doing work in various social justice spaces. Aysha is our Energetic Support and Helper, meaning she assists in keeping the energy of the Black Healers Collective high and positive. She also…

Velma Bell is a licensed clinical social worker, IFS (Internal Family Systems) Level 1 Trained and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) trained. I specialize in trauma informed treatment of anxiety, bereavement, grief, complex trauma, and depression in adults. Velma is a social worker, therapist, and trauma survivor. As the founder and President of Bell Inner…