“Foro Contra el Racismo: Por los Niños” to Stream on Noticias Telemundo Ahora on Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. ET
The One-Hour Special Will Air on the Telemundo Network on Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. ET
MIAMI – January 15, 2025 – Noticias Telemundo will present a one-hour special in observance of the National Day of Racial Healing on Noticias Telemundo Ahora and Telemundo network. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the program will explore a range of issues examining the profound impact of inequality on children from diverse backgrounds and the barriers they face in education, health care and nutrition.
”Foro Contra el Racismo: Por los Niños” will stream on Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on the streaming channel Noticias Telemundo Ahora and Noticias Telemundo’s social and digital platforms including NoticiasTelemundo.com, the Noticias Telemundo app, YouTube, Facebook , X, Instagram and TikTok. The special will also air on the Telemundo network on Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. ET.
Anchored by Noticias Telemundo’s Johana Suárez, the special will look at finding solutions to racial disparities affecting children and highlight people working to bring about change.
The special, taped at the bilingual book lending library Libros Shmibros in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, will feature reports from Noticias Telemundo journalists Nicole Suárez, Lourdes Hurtado and Lori Montenegro on critical topics including Latino kids’ access to affordable and nutritious foods, the challenges Afro-Latino children may face navigating their dual identities and mental health issues Latino high schoolers experience in addition to other issues.
Guests joining the program include:
- Sulma Arzu-Brown, Author and Executive Director of “Storyland”
- Karina Vega, Counselor, Coachella Valley Unified School District
- Carlos Rangel, Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Mayra Alvarez, President, The Children’s Partnership
- Melissa Shepperd Williams, Psychotherapist and Author
- Michelle Joaquin, LATINX Therapist Action Network
- Flore May, Afro-Maya Activist
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. Fundamental to this day is a clear understanding that racial healing is at the core of racial equity. This day is observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The program marks the third consecutive year of National Day of Racial Healing specials from NBCUniversal News Group.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Media Contacts:
Kevin Gray
Alejandra Merchant
