In a powerful shift toward processing collective grief, Black women are creating and running "death salons"—intimate gathering spaces where people of color can have honest, free-flowing conversations about mortality, loss, and what it means to die in America today.

These salons are popping up in communities around the country, offering something increasingly rare: a safe place to discuss death without judgment or pretense. By creating these conversations, organizers are helping people move through grief with authenticity and freedom. Read the full story →

Today's takeaway: When communities create space for difficult conversations, healing becomes possible.