; Whereas necrotizing enterocolitis can develop in both premature babies and babies born at term, and more data are desperately needed to better understand how and why NEC occurs in preterm and term infants; Whereas disparities and variation in care lead to Black infants being disproportionately affected by, and dying from, necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White infants; and Whereas to build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis and improve outcomes for infants and families, we must bring Americans together to raise awareness about this devastating neonatal disease: Now, therefore, be it