Bridge the Divide and Build a Better World for Our Children

As we look ahead to a new year, National Day of Racial Healing 2026 invites us to take stock of where we are as individuals, communities and a nation.

“When so much of the public discourse seems intent on pitting us against one another, the National Day of Racial Healing offers an opportunity to make a different choice,” said La June Montgomery Tabron, W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) President & CEO. “No matter who we are or what we look like, we want our children to have an equitable opportunity to thrive at home, in school and in community. To achieve that dream, we must commit to bridging our divisions by engaging our families, friends, neighbors and coworkers in respectful conversations that help us heal.”

The day creates space for people to talk openly about their personal and collective experiences and build the trust needed to advance racial equity. Alongside hundreds of events hosted by communities nationwide,

Community building has been at the heart of the National Day of Racial Healing from the very beginning. Since the inaugural day in 2017, more than 1,000 individual and community-hosted events and activities have taken place across the country. To help support and expand the growing movement of racial healing, a new action kit focused on the healing power of the arts and creative expression, as well as a set of newly updated kits for youth and community, the workplace and policymakers are now available at DayofRacialHealing.org in English and Spanish.