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"We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream." is in written text next to an illustrated portrait of Martin Luther King.


** Centering Racial Healing
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Monday, January 15, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day—a national day of service that honors Dr. King’s life and legacy of racial justice activism. Although it was made a federal holiday in 1983, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture ([link removed]) , it wasn’t until the King Holiday Service Act was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994 that it became a designated day of service. Championed by Congressman John Lewis and Senator Harris Wofford, the bill was designed “to encourage Americans to find common causes and methods of improving their communities.”

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The following day is the National Day of Racial Healing, which was launched by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2017. This observance emphasizes that racial healing is central to racial equity and serves as “an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.” To honor the day, we encourage you to explore Kellogg’s suite of action kits ([link removed]) and other resources, which detail the many ways in which you can work to build empathy and understanding at home, at work, and throughout your community.
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“What will it take to create a more equitable America? Increasingly, that conversation is turning to reparations for Black people and building a culture of racial repair for everyone, as the missing piece. … Because of that opportunity for transformation, The Bridgespan Group, a global non-profit that advises philanthropy, nonprofits and impact investors, and Liberation Ventures, an intermediary organization and donor committed to reparations, collaborated on a report on the role that philanthropy could play in the movement for reparations and building a culture of racial repair.” [more] ([link removed])
Tonyel Edwards, Cora Daniels, Ivy Nyayieka, The Bridgespan Group, for The Center for Effective Philanthropy

“[S]upporting the growth and sustainability of organizational infrastructure is necessary for social justice movements to thrive, serve and support their communities in times of crisis, and effectively advance over the long-term. Granting to intermediary-run funds provides foundations an opportunity to impact the growth and effectiveness of LGBTQ movements across the South and to learn how LGBTQ issues intersect with racial justice, reproductive rights, immigration, and other critical issues.” [more] ([link removed])
Cindy Rizzo, Arcus Foundation

“As evaluators [of foundations], we see ourselves as firm but loving partners. Sometimes, that means saying things that people find difficult to hear, but we always speak multiple truths from a place of respect and a belief in the good intentions of all players. ... So much of philanthropy has been shaped by unquestioned rubrics and familiar networks. If we are going to make change together, we need to confront that limitation, elevate the dialogue, and get real about recognizing power and privilege.” [more] ([link removed])
Mindelyn Anderson, Mirror Group, for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

“[P]hilanthropy, as a sector, hasn’t arrived at a shared understanding of what it means to show up in a community-centered way. To not just listen, but to truly center community experiences, needs, strengths and ideas. It’s too easy to say, without doing, or do, and fall short. It’s time to shift the paradigm by holding our systems accountable and shifting toward an engagement model that works – centering community.” [more] ([link removed])
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