From tackling cultural stigmatization, to stepping into the power of generational healing, the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF)’s fifth annual “Can We Talk? Arts and Wellness Summit” (Oct. 10-12) offered a packed itinerary guided to shape mental wellness in Black communities.

With interactive activations and celebratory events at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, the yearly tradition was brought to life by actress and BLHF founder Taraji P. Henson, and featured: a daily business exhibit hall, the “i AM the Table” Benefit Brunch, and a call for transgenerational transformation.

“There are healing ways that sharing with people in your community only strengthens, and it diminishes the generational curses that…allows us to grow out of them, move past them, and develop a way to

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