Soil & Historical Trauma

On Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m., join us for one last look at Soil: Radical Empathy in the Act of Remembrance and hear a presentation on historical and generational trauma by Afiya K. Hooker.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Afiya K. Hooker is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Professional Speaker, Mentor and Business Consultant. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Spring Hill College in 2010 and her Master of Science degree from a CACREP accredited program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University in 2014. As a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Alabama ( #4420), Afiya has over 14 years of experience in the mental health field and over 7 years of experience as a therapist. She currently presides as the 2022-2023 President for Chapter 8 of the Alabama Counseling Association. Afiya also employs a staff of well-trained professionals who assist in creating positive change within our community through care management related work, psychoeducation, therapeutic mentoring and therapy. ​

In addition to speaking at national conferences and various schools, colleges, and universities, Afiya has also been featured on Blavity’s Afrotech, The Shade Room, VoyageATL, Black with No Chaser, ShoutOut Atlanta and local news outlets. Her awards consist of receiving the prestigious honor of 40 under 40 in Mobile Bay’s 2022 Class, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Health & Human Service Award in 2022 from People United to Advance the Dream, Inc. and being named President Elect for the Alabama Counseling Association Chapter VII. As the owner of The Sunshine’s Haven Counseling Center and co-owner of Yin Yang Wellness Center, she empowers the community by providing therapy to adolescents, adults, and couples; mentoring teenagers and young adults; and providing consulting services to other therapists, professionals and business owners.

ABOUT SOIL

The exhibition, Soil: Radical Empathy in the Act of Remembrance, featuring the work of Tony Bingham, Soynika Edwards-Bush, Darius Hill, Vincent Lawson, and June Reddix-Stennis, is on view through July 15, 2023. For this exhibition these 5 artists were commissioned to create new work, grappling with the legacy of racism in the South, and lifting up the lives of lynching victims in Mobile during the time that is recognized by Equal Justice Initiative as the Era of Racial Terror from 1877 to 1950.

Entry and refreshments by donation.

This program is generously supported by the Mobile County Commission.