NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING
The National Day of Racial Healing is a time to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. Launched on January 16, 2024, it is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.
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RACIAL HEALING YEAR-ROUND
Healing from the effects of racism takes more than one day. Any time is a good time to bring people together, cultivate trust, build relationships or tell the truth about your community or organization’s past. These guides offer suggestions for creating engaging racial healing experiences year-round.
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Conversation
This annual observance is hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and was created with and builds on the work and learnings of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) community partners. Fundamental to this day is a clear understanding that racial healing is at the core of racial equity. This day is observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
WHAT IS
RACIAL
HEALING
Racial healing is the experience shared by people when they speak openly and hear the truth about past wrongs and the negative impacts created by individual and systemic racism.
Racial healing helps to build trust among people and restores communities to wholeness, so they can work together on changing current systems and structures so that they affirm the inherent value of all people.
RACIAL
EQUITY
Racial equity is the condition where people of all races and ethnicities can live in a society where a person’s racial identity does not determine how they are treated nor predict life outcomes.
Achieving racial equity requires both systems transformation and racial healing.
Watch
Our partners at NBCUniversal are documenting powerful stories from communities across the country where people are working together to create lasting change. We invite you to watch the digital series “Changing the Narrative.”
This introductory episode hosted by Zinhle Essamuah features an exclusive interview with W.K. Kellogg Foundation President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron on the origins of racial healing and the ongoing work required to achieve racial equity.
The
Series
Immigrants share their experience with racism in Massachusetts
This episode was filmed across Birmingham, Alabama and Washington, D.C. It centers the stories of two people who have never met, but have one thing in common – they grew up in and around Boston, Massachusetts – a place with a history and legacy of racism. They share their experiences and how they are healing.
Can we end racism? Two African Americans weigh in and share how they are healing
An Alabama native shares his experiences growing up in the nexus of the civil rights movement, while a Los Angeles resident finds her ‘aha’ moment as she reflects on her past, and charts a path towards racial healing.
From small town to inner city, how Americans navigate their realities of racism
Three people share their experiences with race, their fears in this current political climate, and their hopes for racial healing.
'Targeted because you are Indian': How two Indian-Americans are healing from racial trauma
In season 2 of Changing the Narrative, sponsored by The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NBC News embarked on a journey of discovery to learn how racism touches all of our lives, regardless of skin color or background and how we can start the process of healing. NBC News traveled across the country listening to candid, raw and real conversations about race. The series hopes to challenge viewers to answer the question – what can you do to end racism?
Land loss, forced migration threaten BIPOC communities in coastal Louisiana
Predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods in and around New Orleans are still reeling from the impact of massive hurricanes, like Ida and Katrina. Many of these communities are also impacted by the unequal burden of toxic pollution. In this series, sponsored by, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Maya Eaglin explores how Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities are fighting to save their land, homes, and resources, while simultaneously waging a war against the harmful effects of climate change and environmental racism.
Descendants of slavery fight environmental racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods in and around New Orleans are still reeling from the impact of massive hurricanes, like Ida and Katrina. Many of these communities are also impacted by the unequal burden of toxic pollution. In this series, sponsored by, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Maya Eaglin explores how Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities are fighting to save their land, homes, and resources, while simultaneously waging a war against the harmful effects of climate change and environmental racism.
United Houma Nation tribal members are resilient against climate change, resettlement
Predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods in and around New Orleans are still reeling from the impact of massive hurricanes, like Ida and Katrina. Many of these communities are also impacted by the unequal burden of toxic pollution. In this series, sponsored by, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Maya Eaglin explores how Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities are fighting to save their land, homes, and resources, while simultaneously waging a war against the harmful effects of climate change and environmental racism.
Selma’s Black businesses build ‘unity and community’ nearly 60 years since Bloody Sunday
Thousands of people travel to Selma, Alabama every year to walk in the footsteps of the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldiers. It has become a beacon of equality from the Civil Rights Movement, but the once bustling town that is now grappling with economic inequality. In our three episode series sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will showcase the local residents and business owners banding together through racial healing to create new opportunities in tourism for their neighbors to thrive. Claretta Bellamy reports.
A new generation in Selma hope to bring back economic prosperity to civil rights ‘Mecca’
Thousands of people travel to Selma, Alabama every year to walk in the footsteps of the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldiers. It has become a beacon of equality from the Civil Rights Movement, but the once bustling town that is now grappling with economic inequality. In our three episode series sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will showcase the local residents and business owners banding together through racial healing to create new opportunities in tourism for their neighbors to thrive. Claretta Bellamy reports.
Eco-tourism one of many new businesses bringing prosperity to Selma
Thousands of people travel to Selma, Alabama every year to walk in the footsteps of the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldiers. It has become a beacon of equality from the Civil Rights Movement, but the once bustling town that is now grappling with economic inequality. In our three episode series sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will showcase the local residents and business owners banding together through racial healing to create new opportunities in tourism for their neighbors to thrive. Claretta Bellamy reports.
Black Battle Creek residents look to their history to move forward
In this series, we head to Battle Creek, Michigan to meet some fearless community leaders who are doing the work to #ChangeTheNarrative in their own backyard. With support and funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation, five dynamic women share their experiences, challenges and show us how they are using racial healing circles and empowering themselves to create change. We’ll examine the diverse history of Battle Creek and see how the Black, Burmese and LatinX communities are addressing the legacies of inequity. Maya Eaglin reports.
Battle Creek’s Hispanic community fights to overcome language barriers
In this series, we head to Battle Creek, Michigan to meet some fearless community leaders who are doing the work to #ChangeTheNarrative in their own backyard. With support and funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation, five dynamic women share their experiences, challenges and show us how they are using racial healing circles and empowering themselves to create change. We’ll examine the diverse history of Battle Creek and see how the Black, Burmese and LatinX communities are addressing the legacies of inequity. Maya Eaglin reports.
In East Buffalo, racial healing alongside a food insecurity crisis
The legacy of segregation and systematic racism impacted East Buffalo, long before a gunman walked into the TOPS Supermarket on May 14th, 2022 – unleashing a racist rampage inside the one grocery store that served the neighborhood. The shooter not only destroyed lives but also destroyed one of the few accessible and affordable options for healthy food. This series explores how the East Buffalo community is actively working to heal from the ongoing racial trauma they face, and showcases young leaders who are working to #ChangeTheNarrative and make their community a better place with funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Claretta Bellamy reports for NBC News.
Historic systemic racism plagues East Buffalo’s growth
The legacy of segregation and systematic racism impacted East Buffalo, long before a gunman walked into the TOPS Supermarket on May 14th, 2022 – unleashing a racist rampage inside the one grocery store that served the neighborhood. The shooter not only destroyed lives but also destroyed one of the few accessible and affordable options for healthy food. This series explores how the East Buffalo community is actively working to heal from the ongoing racial trauma they face, and showcases young leaders who are working to #ChangeTheNarrative and make their community a better place with funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Claretta Bellamy reports for NBC News.
Young Black men take charge healing East Buffalo
The legacy of segregation and systematic racism impacted East Buffalo, long before a gunman walked into the TOPS Supermarket on May 14th, 2022 – unleashing a racist rampage inside the one grocery store that served the neighborhood. The shooter not only destroyed lives but also destroyed one of the few accessible and affordable options for healthy food. This series explores how the East Buffalo community is actively working to heal from the ongoing racial trauma they face, and showcases young leaders who are working to #ChangeTheNarrative and make their community a better place with funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Claretta Bellamy reports for NBC News.
Immigrants share their experience with racism in Massachusetts
This episode was filmed across Birmingham, Alabama and Washington, D.C. It centers the stories of two people who have never met, but have one thing in common – they grew up in and around Boston, Massachusetts – a place with a history and legacy of racism. They share their experiences and how they are healing.
Foro contra el racismo: día de sanación
Siga el foro que aborda el impacto del racismo en Estados Unidos, cómo enfrentar los traumas de la discriminación y los desafíos que persisten para lograr una sociedad más equitativa. Johana Suárez y Lori Montenegro, de Noticias Telemundo, moderan la conversación.
Cambiando La Narrativa: Inmigrantes hablan sobre cómo superar la discriminación
Un grupo de inmigrantes hablan acerca de la discriminación a la que se enfrentaron al llegar a Estados Unidos por parte de estadounidenses y otros latinos. Y también comparten lo que hicieron para crear un ambiente más equitativo.
Cambiando La Narrativa: La importancia de ser representados en posiciones de poder
En este episodio de la serie digital Cambiando La Narrativa hablamos con tres latinos que hablan sobre los retos a los que se enfrentaron para alcanzar posiciones de poder para representar a su comunidad.
Cambiando La Narrativa: Los obstáculos del racismo sistémico
¿Qué haría al darse cuenta de que los sistemas no funcionan igual para todos? Este nuevo episodio de Cambiando La Narrativa explora los obstáculos a los que se enfrentan algunos latinos por el color de su piel y su estatus socioeconómico.
Cambiando la Narrativa: La lucha por preservar la identidad propia
Noticias Telemundo’s digital series Changing the Narrative explores how people who have had to face racism begin their healing process. Four Latinas share the difficulties they faced during their lives.
Can we end racism? Two African Americans weigh in and share how they are healing
An Alabama native shares his experiences growing up in the nexus of the civil rights movement, while a Los Angeles resident finds her ‘aha’ moment as she reflects on her past, and charts a path towards racial healing.
From small town to inner city, how Americans navigate their realities of racism
Three people share their experiences with race, their fears in this current political climate, and their hopes for racial healing.
'Targeted because you are Indian': How two Indian-Americans are healing from racial trauma
In season 2 of Changing the Narrative, sponsored by The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NBC News embarked on a journey of discovery to learn how racism touches all of our lives, regardless of skin color or background and how we can start the process of healing. NBC News traveled across the country listening to candid, raw and real conversations about race. The series hopes to challenge viewers to answer the question – what can you do to end racism?
Black Battle Creek residents look to their history to move forward
In this series, we head to Battle Creek, Michigan to meet some fearless community leaders who are doing the work to #ChangeTheNarrative in their own backyard. With support and funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation, five dynamic women share their experiences, challenges and show us how they are using racial healing circles and empowering themselves to create change. We’ll examine the diverse history of Battle Creek and see how the Black, Burmese and LatinX communities are addressing the legacies of inequity. Maya Eaglin reports.
Battle Creek’s Hispanic community fights to overcome language barriers
In this series, we head to Battle Creek, Michigan to meet some fearless community leaders who are doing the work to #ChangeTheNarrative in their own backyard. With support and funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation, five dynamic women share their experiences, challenges and show us how they are using racial healing circles and empowering themselves to create change. We’ll examine the diverse history of Battle Creek and see how the Black, Burmese and LatinX communities are addressing the legacies of inequity. Maya Eaglin reports.
In East Buffalo, racial healing alongside a food insecurity crisis
The legacy of segregation and systematic racism impacted East Buffalo, long before a gunman walked into the TOPS Supermarket on May 14th, 2022 – unleashing a racist rampage inside the one grocery store that served the neighborhood. The shooter not only destroyed lives but also destroyed one of the few accessible and affordable options for healthy food. This series explores how the East Buffalo community is actively working to heal from the ongoing racial trauma they face, and showcases young leaders who are working to #ChangeTheNarrative and make their community a better place with funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Claretta Bellamy reports for NBC News.
Historic systemic racism plagues East Buffalo’s growth
The legacy of segregation and systematic racism impacted East Buffalo, long before a gunman walked into the TOPS Supermarket on May 14th, 2022 – unleashing a racist rampage inside the one grocery store that served the neighborhood. The shooter not only destroyed lives but also destroyed one of the few accessible and affordable options for healthy food. This series explores how the East Buffalo community is actively working to heal from the ongoing racial trauma they face, and showcases young leaders who are working to #ChangeTheNarrative and make their community a better place with funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Claretta Bellamy reports for NBC News.
Young Black men take charge healing East Buffalo
The legacy of segregation and systematic racism impacted East Buffalo, long before a gunman walked into the TOPS Supermarket on May 14th, 2022 – unleashing a racist rampage inside the one grocery store that served the neighborhood. The shooter not only destroyed lives but also destroyed one of the few accessible and affordable options for healthy food. This series explores how the East Buffalo community is actively working to heal from the ongoing racial trauma they face, and showcases young leaders who are working to #ChangeTheNarrative and make their community a better place with funding from our sponsor W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Claretta Bellamy reports for NBC News.
Land loss, forced migration threaten BIPOC communities in coastal Louisiana
Predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods in and around New Orleans are still reeling from the impact of massive hurricanes, like Ida and Katrina. Many of these communities are also impacted by the unequal burden of toxic pollution. In this series, sponsored by, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Maya Eaglin explores how Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities are fighting to save their land, homes, and resources, while simultaneously waging a war against the harmful effects of climate change and environmental racism.
Descendants of slavery fight environmental racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods in and around New Orleans are still reeling from the impact of massive hurricanes, like Ida and Katrina. Many of these communities are also impacted by the unequal burden of toxic pollution. In this series, sponsored by, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Maya Eaglin explores how Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities are fighting to save their land, homes, and resources, while simultaneously waging a war against the harmful effects of climate change and environmental racism.
United Houma Nation tribal members are resilient against climate change, resettlement
Predominantly Black and Brown neighborhoods in and around New Orleans are still reeling from the impact of massive hurricanes, like Ida and Katrina. Many of these communities are also impacted by the unequal burden of toxic pollution. In this series, sponsored by, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Maya Eaglin explores how Indigenous, Black, and Brown communities are fighting to save their land, homes, and resources, while simultaneously waging a war against the harmful effects of climate change and environmental racism.
Selma’s Black businesses build ‘unity and community’ nearly 60 years since Bloody Sunday
Thousands of people travel to Selma, Alabama every year to walk in the footsteps of the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldiers. It has become a beacon of equality from the Civil Rights Movement, but the once bustling town that is now grappling with economic inequality. In our three episode series sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will showcase the local residents and business owners banding together through racial healing to create new opportunities in tourism for their neighbors to thrive. Claretta Bellamy reports.
A new generation in Selma hope to bring back economic prosperity to civil rights ‘Mecca’
Thousands of people travel to Selma, Alabama every year to walk in the footsteps of the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldiers. It has become a beacon of equality from the Civil Rights Movement, but the once bustling town that is now grappling with economic inequality. In our three episode series sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will showcase the local residents and business owners banding together through racial healing to create new opportunities in tourism for their neighbors to thrive. Claretta Bellamy reports.
Eco-tourism one of many new businesses bringing prosperity to Selma
Thousands of people travel to Selma, Alabama every year to walk in the footsteps of the Bloody Sunday Foot Soldiers. It has become a beacon of equality from the Civil Rights Movement, but the once bustling town that is now grappling with economic inequality. In our three episode series sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we will showcase the local residents and business owners banding together through racial healing to create new opportunities in tourism for their neighbors to thrive. Claretta Bellamy reports.
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