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NY Celebrates National Day of Racial Healing

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023   

Today is National Day of Racial Healing, which aims to encourage more dialogue about race and racism. Events commemorating the day in New York include conversations about the legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. and a forum of community leaders promoting racial healing in health equity work.

The day, hosted annually by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is also designed to encourage people to take action toward creating equitable opportunities for all people to thrive.

La June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, said healing is essential for racial equity.

"We know that we all have been harmed by racism," Tabron said. "We know that it is a legacy that we must heal from and we believe that racial healing makes those connections, and builds connections across people, that allows us to then think about what's best for all. "

Two town halls also are being televised about these topics, one on MSNBC and one on Telemundo. The Kellogg Foundation is launching a series of tools to help people talk about racism and racial healing. Tabron said while these types of conversations might be uncomfortable, they are necessary to achieve greater racial equity.

This is the seventh year of the National Day of Racial Healing. Tabron has found as people come together, communities have improved from a better understanding of racial issues, and she called this day a starting point.

"While we honor this day of action, following Dr. King's vision, that it truly becomes a way of being. And as we are creating policies and legislation in our communities, we use this way of connecting to make sure that those policies work for everyone," she said.

She added people have to be willing to do the work to open these dialogues for more community voices to join the conversation. Tabron added a lot of work and transformation can happen when people connect across their shared humanity.


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