Racial healing is at the heart of racial equity.
Racism affects all of us, whether we are aware of it or not. It affects our ability to know, relate to and value one another. Embedded in every one of our systems, racism is one of the biggest obstacles to solving the challenges we face in our communities.
Creating a brighter future starts with racial healing – a process that restores individuals and communities to wholeness. It’s about bringing communities together; building relationships based on truth-telling, trust and mutual respect; and laying the groundwork to take transformative action together.
The National Day of Racial Healing is held each year on the Tuesday following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Communities, businesses, organizations and schools across the country honor the day in a variety of creative ways – all to bring people together in deeper connection.
The action kits below can help you bring racial healing into your community year-round and begin planning your National Day of Racial Healing 2023 event.
Start the dialogue on racial healing in your community by using our conversation guide and additional resources.
Inspire your peers and community to take meaningful action.
Inspire your students to stand up for racial equity and speak out against racism.
Engage your community and peer funders and support racial healing.
Create space for conversations about racial healing, equity and transformation in your community.
Find ideas to connect the spirit of faith to the heart of racial equity.
Advocate for racial healing within your organization and sector and engage colleagues and co-workers in conversations about racial equity and transformation.
Explore how artists, culture-bearers, media-makers and journalists support racial healing, change narratives and influence perspectives.
Break down barriers to health equity and build a more equitable workforce in the field.
Bring racial healing to your community.
Start the dialogue on racial healing in your community by using our conversation guide and additional resources.
Inspire your students to stand up for racial equity and speak out against racism.
Get the word out in your community and invest in racial healing
Engage your community and peer funders and support racial healing.
Advocate for racial healing within your organization and sector and engage colleagues and co-workers in conversations about racial equity and transformation.
Break down barriers to health equity and to build a more equitable workforce in the field.
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To realize a society free of systemic injustice, we must come together to heal, exploring and unraveling the deeply held racial biases of the past.
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The National Day of Racial Healing is part of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation