Vision & Mission
We envision an equitable and just world where people have a full understanding and authorship of their own racial stories, for the direct benefit of themselves, their communities and organizations.
Our mission is to develop the skills and capacity, in individuals and institutions, to process racial stress, claim stories and heal from racial conflict.
• Everyone has a racial story.
• Racial stress matters.
• Competency over character.
• Hope is essential.
• Authorship is freedom.
Mission & Values
We believe everyone has a racial story that matters. Everyone. In a world where we are taught not to talk about race, to routinely side step the obvious, our work seeks to increase racial literacy— which is the ability to read, recast, and resolve racially stressful social interactions and narratives.
The more we practice the skills of racial literacy, the more competent we become in navigating stressful encounters across various personal and professional contexts. With increased competence and growing skills, we decrease stress and bolster health and wellbeing in ourselves, each other and our systems, be they organizations, families, schools or teams.
Our Vision
Rooted In Research
Lion’s Story teaches methods and practices that are the result of more than 30 years of racial socialization research by Dr. Howard C. Stevenson at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stevenson, a clinical psychologist, is a renowned expert on how racial stress and trauma affects people throughout all stages of life – from emotional well-being to academic achievement to personal and professional relationships.