We Are Because We Belong
Wed, Sep 23
|Anacostia Neighborhood Library
We Invite You Into the Circle Please join us on Tuesday, September 23 at 4:30 PM in person for WE ARE BECAUSE WE BELONG: An African-Centered Community Conversation on Black Life, Suicide Prevention & Radical Hope.
Time & Location
Sep 23, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Anacostia Neighborhood Library, 1800 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA
About the event
We’ll be gathering at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library for a conversation rooted in African/Black psychology, spirituality, joy, connection, and collective care. We are especially excited to feature members of our own DC community: Dr. Mark Bolden, Mr. Colin Byrd, Dr. Lakira Smith, and Ms. Valerie Taylor.
📍 Anacostia Neighborhood Library
1800 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC
🕟 4:30 PM
This is an important opportunity for us to show up together for our community and affirm that suicide prevention is not only about crisis—it is also about belonging, culture, Spirit, purpose, joy, and creating conditions where Black people can live fully.
Our lives are sacred. Our healing is communal. Our joy matters. 🖤🌿