National Day of Racial Healing

January 17, 2023, marks the seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). On this day, individuals, organizations and communities across the U.S. come together to explore their common humanity and build the relationships necessary to create a more just and equitable world.

On January 17 & 18, 2023, the National League of Cities will host a special two-day celebration in recognition of National Day of Racial Healing in Washington, DC. This event will explore how to reconcile the past and proactively promote healing and justice for all.

Racial healing is a tool and a process for celebrating our common humanity, acknowledging the truths from our shared history, and recognizing our collective potential. Through racial healing, we can forge deep, meaningful relationships, lay the groundwork to transform broken systems, and bridge the divides to transform communities for our children and future generations. Racial healing is not only important, but also essential. Because healing is at the heart of racial equity.

The National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) is an opportunity for people, organizations, and communities to call for racial healing, bring people together in their shared humanity and take action together to create a more just and equitable world.

NDORH is a part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation effort, a national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.

Source1: https://www.nlc.org/events/national-day-of-racial-healing/

Source2: https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/national-day-of-racial-healing-2023.html