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Event flyer for a community event on Jan 4, 2026, offering free haircuts, hygiene kits, speakers, and resources at Urban Alliance in Kalamazoo, MI. Open to all ages.

New Year, New You: Free Adult & Youth Male Haircuts

The Village’s Chair is starting the year off with a Fresh Start, offering free adult and youth male haircuts (ages 5+), hygiene kits, and community resources. Join us in cultivating Racial Healing through community relationships amongst Black men and boys, care, and resource sharing.

Please arrive with clean and product-free hair. 

When: Sunday, January 4, 2026, 2-6PM
Where: Urban Alliance – 1009 E. Stockbridge Avenue

Come as you are & leave renewed. We will be open while supplies last.

Registration is NOT required, as the opportunity is first-come, first served.

Date
Jan 04 2026
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Time
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Urban Alliance
1009 E. Stockbridge Avenue
Organizer
The Village's Chair
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What is Transformation?

Racial healing is at the heart of racial equity. Racial healing is about:

  • the people work that leads to the transformation of systems;
  • the telling of hard truths about past wrongs and present consequences;
  • repairing the harm of racism;
  • replacing the deeply held system that fuels racism with one that sees the inherent value of all people;
  • authentic relationship-building across real and perceived differences.

 

Without racial healing and building trust, changes in policies or practices are short-lived. Through healing and relationship-building, we can collectively develop new values that affect our everyday decisions in areas of policy making, hiring, education and housing – to name just a few.

What is Civic Health?

Racial healing is at the heart of racial equity. Racial healing is about:

  • the people work that leads to the transformation of systems;
  • the telling of hard truths about past wrongs and present consequences;
  • repairing the harm of racism;
  • replacing the deeply held system that fuels racism with one that sees the inherent value of all people;
  • authentic relationship-building across real and perceived differences.

 

Without racial healing and building trust, changes in policies or practices are short-lived. Through healing and relationship-building, we can collectively develop new values that affect our everyday decisions in areas of policy making, hiring, education and housing – to name just a few.

What is Racial Healing?

Racial healing refers to the process of addressing and repairing the harm caused by racial injustice, discrimination, and systemic oppression.

It involves acknowledging historical and present-day injustices, fostering understanding and empathy across racial divides, and promoting reconciliation, healing, and solidarity among individuals and communities.

Racial healing recognizes the deep-seated trauma and intergenerational impact of racism on individuals, families, and society as a whole, and seeks to create spaces for healing, dialogue, and transformative change.

It encompasses personal, interpersonal, and systemic dimensions, and involves both individual reflection and collective action to address the root causes of racial inequity and promote equity, justice, and belonging for all.

Racial healing is a proactive and ongoing process that requires commitment, compassion, and collaboration from individuals, communities, institutions, and society at large.