The third annual “National Day of Racial Healing” will be kicking off the day after MLK Day (observed), with Ava DuVernay taking the lead.
The award-winning director will be partnering up with W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) via her foundation for underrepresented storytellers, ARRAY Alliance. Established by WKKF in 2017, National Day of Racial Healing will include conversations and performances curated by DuVernay to build awareness and inspire dialogue around racial equity, justice, and healing.
Get into these details, via the official press release—
WHO:
Filmmaker and ARRAY Founder Ava DuVernay
W.K. Kellogg Foundation President & CEO La June Montgomery Tabron
Actress and Philanthropist Eva Longoria
Filmmaker Judd Apatow
Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams
Actress and Activist Laverne Cox
Author Jacqueline Woodson
Actress Storm Reid
Actor David Oyelowo
Music Icon Melissa Etheridge + more.
WHEN:
Tuesday, January 22nd, 1:00 p.m. PST / 4:00 p.m. EST
Conversations will include—
Race and Representation
Writer, Director, and Producer Judd Apatow + Actress and Philanthropist Eva Longoria + Actor and Producer David Oyelowo + director Angela Robinson
Moderated by Dominic Patten
Identity and Inclusion
Author Jacqueline Woodson + Actress and Activist Laverne Cox
Moderated by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
Diversity and Democracy
2018 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia Stacey Abrams + Filmmaker and ARRAY Founder Ava DuVernay
To livestream the event, head to dayofracialhealing.org and participate in the discussion using the #HowWeHeal hashtag on social media.
DISCUSSION
Thank you for bringing us this. I’m guessing your announcement has been buried in the avalanche of East Coast based news today, only a little bit of which is MLK-Day celebrations and forums the day before this but also the deluge brought by the never-ending corrupt scandal that is the Trump Crime Family.
Speaking of which (and its active accomplices), If you’re going to see ShouldHaveBeenGovernor Stacey Abrams, please ask her to take a look in Jenny Cohn’s feed if she hasn’t already, for news related to Brian Kemp’s ongoing attempts to further suppress the vote and corrupt the voting process in GA (especially since McConnell - who is compromised - took the time out from hiding from opening the government to pen an OpEd as to how the House’s HR 1 addressing voting rights and voter suppression is DOA in the Senate as long as he is leader).
We’re a little concerned that people may be missing obvious obstruction right under their noses.
We don’t want her Senatorial efforts corruptly blunted before they get well-started, like her gubernatorial run was.