National Day of Racial Healing Was a Time to Curb the Ugly Tide of Racism

Bigotry, discrimination, and systemic racism can be found in every sector of the United States of America, for which it stands.  For Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other non-White people, bigotry, racial discrimination, and pure racism are like a mammoth downhill speeding train devoid of brakes.  However, as a nation, more can be done to bring the out-of-control train of racism to a screeching halt. On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the National Day of Racial Healing once again presented nationwide opportunities for Americans and organizations to engage in structured activities, events, dialogues, and other strategies geared to address, slow down, and stop the racism that America has birthed and raised for centuries.  The National Day of Racial Healing is part of a larger movement called the U.S. Movement for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). Created in 2017 by Battle Creek, Michigan-based W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the National Day of Racial Healing and its U.S. Movement for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation has been observed annually the day after the country celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s National holiday. “Racial healing is a process that restores individuals and communities to wholeness, repairs the damage caused by racism, and transforms societal structures into...