In Racial Healing: One Man’s Journey to Benin Republic, Africa, Glenville C. Ashby embarks on a profound and deeply personal quest to reconnect with his ancestral homeland in Benin. Confronting the lingering psychological and spiritual scars of the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and racial injustice, Ashby blends history, psychoanalysis, and lived experience into a powerful narrative of awakening. His pilgrimage to Ouidah’s infamous Door of No Return becomes more than a symbolic return—it marks the beginning of an intimate healing journey that reshapes his understanding of identity, faith, and belonging.

Through candid reflection and spiritual exploration, Ashby introduces transformative ideas such as the “fractured self,” the “false self,” and “Womb Therapy” to address the generational trauma carried by Africans and the Diaspora. This book is both memoir and manifesto—a courageous call for reconciliation between Africa and her scattered descendants, and a roadmap toward inner freedom. Racial Healing invites readers to move beyond anger and guilt, toward responsibility, restoration, and lasting peace.