Wayne State University's Association of Black Social Workers student organization will host a diversity-focused forum addressing issues involving academic and living communities in metro Detroit and nationwide. Elevate Their Voices: Mental Health and Wellness in Communities of Color, will be held at 4 p.m. Feb. 28, inside room 0091 of Manoogian Hall, 906 W. Warren Avenue. Forum participants include Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib; former Fox 2 anchor Anqunette Sarfoh; and national social justice activist and cofounder of The Raiz Up, Antonio Rafael.

The Wayne State School of Social Work will host its 13th annual Diversity Lecture at 3 p.m. March 7, in the Wayne State Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. Teresa Mendez, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, will present the keynote address, "The Psychology of a City: Race, Violence, and Community." The lecture is free and open to the public.