D4 The Afro-American October 11, 2025 - October 17, 2025
Black leaders come together for Day of Healing By Patricia McDougall Special to the AFRO The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Day of Healing Prayer Breakfast was held on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Thousands packed the room and were inspired by the
words and prayers that were shared. The keynote speaker, Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church, lifted up each attendee with his words. All in the room left feeling full of life and full of hope for the future of the Black community. All AFRO Photos / Patricia McDougall
Thousands attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Day of Healing Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (left) and her mom, Joan Bowser, enjoying breakfast at the CBCF’s signature prayer event.
Monica Turner Lee (left) and Dee C. Marshall, the CEO and managing partner of AI Training Plus, take time to shop after the prayer breakfast.
Dr. Talib M. Shareef, president and imam of the historic Masjid Muhammad, The Nation’s Mosque, in Washington, D.C., delivers remarks at prayer breakfast.
Bishop Walter Thomas Sr. (left) takes a moment with Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie at the prayer breakfast, alongside AFRO CEO and Publisher Dr. Frances Draper and Andre Draper (right), director of operations for the AFRO-American Newspapers.
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) (left), shares a moment with the prayer breakfast’s keynote speaker, the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, the senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church, and U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.)
Cathy Adams (left), president of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, with Usoma Okora, COO of Eco Alpha; Melanie Okora, CEO of ECO Alpha; and Cheryl Brownlee, CEO and founder of CB Communications.
New York Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman (D-District 58), left; Charlene Gayle, executive director of the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislators; (NYSABPRHAL), and Ann Marie Adamson-Serieux, assistant vice president of corporate and community engagement for Emblem Health, join in song at the Day of Healing Prayer Breakfast.
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