NBCUniversal News Group To Present ‘National Day Of Racial Healing’ Specials On NBC News Now & Noticias Telemundo

NBCUniversal News Group will present two distinct specials in recognition of the National Day of Racial Healing on NBC News NOW and Noticias Telemundo. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, each program will examine a range of critical topics, including policing, housing, reparations, allyship, environmental justice and racial trauma.

The “National Day of Racial Healing: An NBC News NOW Special” will stream on Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC News NOW. “Foro Contra el Racismo: Sanando Heridas Raciales” will stream Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. ET on NoticiasTelemundo.com. 

Anchored by NBC News Daily’s Zinhle Essamuah and Kate Snow, the NBC News NOW special will discuss the state of race in America and explore the progress made and to address the challenges that persist. The special will feature reports from NBC News correspondents Shaquille Brewster, Antonia Hylton, Vicky Nguyen and Guad Venegas.

Noticias Telemundo’s Johana Suárez and Lori Montenegro will co-host a Spanish-language special on Noticias Telemundo examining issues of racial equity and the history of racism in the United States and the Latino community. 

The specials will also include appearances from sponsors La June Montgomery Tabron (President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation) and Carlos Rangel (Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation). 

The annual observance of the National Day of Racial Healing was created with and builds on the work and learnings of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) community partners. TRHT was established in 2017 to promote racial healing as a critical path for ending racial bias and creating a society in which all children can thrive. Previously, NBC News Digital also published the award-winning video series, “Changing the Narrative” sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. 

Guests joining the NBC News NOW program include:

• Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA)
• Michel Moore, LAPD Chief of Police 
• Dr. Jenny Wang, Psychologist and Racial Trauma Expert
• Tim Wise, Activist and Author
• Dr. Irshad Manji, Author and Educator
• Jerry Tello, Author and co-founder, National Compadres Network

Guests joining the Noticias Telemundo program include:

• Jerry Tello, Co-Founder of the National Compadres Network and Author
• Dr. Xochitl Flores Marcial, Historian and Author
• Javier Stauring, Founder of Healing Dialogue and Action 
• Rafaela Uribe, Civil Rights Attorney
• Melissa Shepherd Williams,Psychotherapist and Professor
• Lidia Doniz, Founder of Movimiento Cosmico Indigenous Dance & Culture

This marks the second consecutive year of The National Day of Racial Healing specials from NBCUniversal News Group. 

Encore presentations of “National Day of Racial Healing: An NBC News NOW Special” will stream Jan. 13 at 11:00 a.m. and Jan. 14 at 6:00 p.m on NBC News NOW.

“Foro Contra el Racismo: Sanando Heridas Raciales” will also stream on Jan. 16 on Noticias Telemundo’s YouTube, Facebook and X channels and air on Telemundo’s network on Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. ET.