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HRI is seeking organizational partners by transferring stewardship of its programs to ensure the mission is carried forward with strength and sustainability.

On June 24, the institute will hold a two-hour community dialogue at the University of Massachusetts Henry M. Thomas III campus in Springfield. The agenda: discuss how to fight and heal from racism, especially in the current political environment.

The Rev. Terrlyn Curry Avery sits in a boat next to the Botti Falls in Ghana. The pastor of Springfield's Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Presbyterian Church recently traveled to Ghana to trace the origins of her ancestors.

The Rev. Terrlyn Curry Avery is the pastor at Martin Luther King Jr. Presbyterian Church. She has advanced degrees including a doctorate from Hofstra University and is interim executive director of the Healing Racism Institute.

Rev. Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery, who pastors Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Massachusetts encourages the public to head to Washington, D.C., for an in-person Moral March in The Poor People’s Campaign.

Springfield—The Healing Racism Institute (HRI) today announced the appointment of The Rev. Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery (TLC) as Interim Director of the initiative.

Killian Nutting, 11, loves art. He’s also passionate about fairness and equality. He recently decided to combine the two and create a powerful image of a rainbow combined with the title Black Lives Matter.