“Connecting with the sacredness within, the sacredness of your ancestors and your ways,” is how we heal from the pain and trauma of racism, says healer, educator and co-founder of the National Compadres Network, Jerry Tello. In this video, he also leads a simple healing exercise everyone can do at home. The National Day of Racial Healing was established by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2017 to promote healing as a critical path for ending racial bias and creating a society in which all children can thrive. This annual outreach grew out of WKKF’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation effort, a national and community-based process designed to bring transformational and sustainable change to communities, while addressing the historic and contemporary effects of racism.
