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DARKNESS RISING PROJECT

Wellness Workshops

Darkness RISING hosts Wellness Workshops. Workshops are free and open to the community. We partner with Black mental health educators and providers, fitness and/or wellness instructors for each workshop which focuses on various wellness topics. Workshops are in person and virtual. Interested in sponsoring a workshop? Email [email protected]

Upcoming Events

Sharing Hope: A Virtual Series on Black Mental Wellness

Presented in partnership with NAMI Wake County
 
We’re proud to host Sharing Hope, a 3-part virtual community conversation series developed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). These gatherings are rooted in sacred storytelling and ancestral wisdom, providing space for Black folks to connect, share, and heal together.
Each session is designed to reflect the realities and needs of our communities, focusing on youth, families, and community leaders. Through this experience, participants will have the opportunity to become trained facilitators of future Sharing Hope conversations.
 

🟠 All sessions are held virtually via Zoom

🟠 Free and open to the Black community

🟠 Complete all three to become a certified Sharing Hope Facilitator

Past Events

DR Live: 8 NC
May 24, 2025

Second Change ReEntry Event + Blood Drive
Saturday, September 30th, 2024

2nd Annual Self-Care Holiday Market Fundraiser
12/14/25

Fun on Purpose with Consuela Chapman, LCSW
6/1/24 at 2pm

Wednesday, 11/16 6pm EST

Thursday, 10/16, 6:30pm EST

 Wednesday, 7/21, 7pm EST

Tuesday, 4/27, 7pm EST

Get it Off Your Chest: Supporting Parents Holding It All Together
May 3, 2025

Families, Schools + Community Wellness Event
March 6, 2025

Rest + Rise: Navigating Burnout as a Black Professional
January 30th, 2025 at 11am

An Evening with Lillias White
A Benefit Concert
Sunday 2/25/24 at 6pm

Wednesday 9/13, 6pm ET

Saturday 12/16/24, 12 – 4pm ET

Thursday, 7/27/23, 5:30pm EST

Wednesday, 9/22, 6pm EST 

Wednesday, 6/16, 6pm EST 

Growing + Glowing

Wednesday, 3/31, 6pm EST

The Ultimate A Vision Board Party​

Wednesday, 1/13, 6pm EST, Online

Relax, Relate, Release

Wednesday, 4/28, 6pm EST 

Love In The Time of Covid

Wednesday, 2/10, 6pm EST, Virtual event on Zoom

The Ultimate A Vision Board Party​

Wednesday, 1/6, 6pm EST, Online

Relieve Your Holiday Financial Stress with Charles Calloway

Wednesday, 12/16, 6pm EST, Online

#GivingTuesday

Tuesday, 12/01

Afro-Cardio Jam with Johari

Wednesday, 11/25, 6pm EST, Facebook Live

Wellness Workshop:
Relax, Relate, Release

Wednesday 10/21, 6pm EST, Facebook Live

Fundraising Party with DJ CEO &
Black Tap NYC

Saturday, 10/24, 5pm EST, Twitch

Afro Cardio Jam
with Johari Mayfield

Wednesday 9/30, 6pm EST, Online

Fellas, Y'all Alright? A Conversation about
black men's mental health

Wednesday 8/19, 6pm EST, Facebook Live

Healing Yoga The YOMA Method

Saturday 6/27, 10am Online

Darkness RISING Virtual Concert

Friday 5/29 7pm

Facebook Live