Howard University School of Social Work is hosting an online webinar on December 4, 2025 between 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm EST. Jihan Eley, LCSW-C, LICSW will facilitate this training.

Learning objectives:

• Identify cultural and historical dimensions of grief within Black families, including the impact of systemic oppression and collective loss

• Describe how grief during the holiday season uniquely affects Black communities, particularly in contexts of family gatherings, rituals, and remembrance

• Explore the role of community-based practices, such as storytelling, music, ritual, and movement to transform grief and foster resilience

• Integrate insights from Black grief researchers and healing practitioners to reimagine grief as a site of connection rather than isolation

• Reflect (via prompts) on their own relationship to grief, community, and holidays, and consider how they might apply these insights in their families or professional settings

For more information or to register, please click here.