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Community & HumanityMonday 20 July 2026

In a powerful shift toward processing collective grief, Black women are creating and running "death salons"β€”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 β†’

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

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