Why Does Racial Literacy Matter?
The cultural climate has changed, so we are evolving how we help people heal from and confront social injustice.
It is human that we all are currently stuck in a perpetual ‘deer in the headlights’ situation. You can’t confront injustice without a healing strategy. We need to heal while we fight injustice.
Our work is grounded in 35+ years of research around racial literacy - an individual's ability to recognize and navigate racial stress - and has been found to apply to many identity-based stressors. In the current climate of our nation, it's important now more than ever, to equip individuals, communities, and organizations with the ability to address these experiences when they inevitably arise, no matter what identities they may hold.
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Rooted In Research
Lion’s Story teaches methods and practices that are the result of more than 30 years of racial socialization research by Dr. Howard C. Stevenson at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stevenson, a clinical psychologist, is a renowned expert on how racial stress and trauma affects people throughout all stages of life – from emotional well-being to academic achievement to personal and professional relationships.