Even in these uncertain times, we continue our work toward a vision of a multiracial democracy where all people, regardless of race, gender, gender identity, economic status, and abilities can thrive. Show up for racial equity. Your gift drives lasting impact. give.raceforward.org/give/724524/...

Race Forward helps communities build collective power, transform institutions, develop and uplift narratives of the world we want we deserve to have. Every act matters. Fund solutions that move us forward. give.raceforward.org/give/724524/...

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To achieve racial justice, we must move with urgency. Support us to leverage tools, the strategies, and mobilize a growing movement of people who understand how narrative power leads to systemic change. Donate today to power progress. https://give.raceforward.org/give/724524/#!/donation/checkout

In the latest episode of Momentum, Race Forward Chief of Staff Karla Bruce sits down with CNN anchor and correspondent @omarjimenez.bsky.social to examine the long-term consequences of over-policing in the U.S. Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. www.raceforward.org/momentum-rac...

Your support creates opportunity. Race Forward is committed to supporting partner organizations in navigating their efforts to dismantle institutions, policies, and practices dedicated to equity and justice. Power the movement. Stand with us this season. give.raceforward.org/give/724524/...

Where justice leads, progress follows. Together, we can challenge dominant narratives that breed fear and inequality, and we can create new ones that emphasize justice, resilience, and shared progress. Support our fight—your gift amplifies hope this season. give.raceforward.org/give/724524/...

Community generates courage. #JustNarratives concluded with a powerful keynote from internationally-acclaimed artist Alok, along with our last series of breakout sessions. Our community left St. Louis invigorated to build movements that push us forward. This is what solidarity looks like.

We’re building a just tomorrow. Race Forward is committed to transformational, sustainable change for racial justice. Your support this season powers every win. Join us—let’s move forward, together. https://give.raceforward.org/give/724524/#!/donation/checkout

As the nation confronts renewed attacks on racial equity, communities from Minneapolis to Los Angeles are redefining public safety. Our latest Momentum episode features Race Forward Director of Root Solutions for Public Safety Alex Frank in conversation with John Pineda from the MILPA Collective.

Change happens in community. Race Forward works with communities to build the collective power necessary to counter structural racism. Tag a changemaker in your community, and make an impact today! give.raceforward.org/give/724524/...

Taiwan’s democracy is thriving. Not despite threats, but because they’ve built something remarkable: a whole-of-society defense system run by citizens, not soldiers. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/taiwans-de...

We’re still reflecting on the memories made at #JustNarratives last week in St. Louis. Day 1 was one for the books with pre-con sessions covering policy innovation, place-based strategies, and narrative change training. This is what solidarity looks like.

There’s still time to register! Join Urban on 12/10 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual workshop on using #data to set strategic priorities for upward mobility in your #community, using guidance from the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility. Reserve your spot. #LiveatUrban

In a moment when public institutions are being weaponized against equity, the Governing for Racial Equity (GRE) training helps public sector professionals normalize equity as a core value, operationalize it through policy, and organize for change across departments. RSVP to join us! bit.ly/RF-GRE

As part of this year's Cultural Week of Action, @ndncollective.bsky.social's activation at #JustNarratives showcased the power of screenprinting alongside narrative strategists, cultural workers, and movement builders who understand the power of authentic stories rooted in liberation.

Our colleagues Maria Sennett, Francis Janes, Anil Awasti, and Elsie Rowell joined @raceforward.org's Just Narratives Convening, where speakers like Alok Vaid-Menon urged creating liberatory spaces. We’re energized to keep co-creating them, rooted in dignity and repair, within the banking system.

How can local leaders advance Black prosperity in their #communities? Join Urban on 12/17 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual convening on innovative policies, community-driven initiatives, & cross-sector strategies that #cities can implement to foster Black prosperity. https://urbn.is/4rmNJqb #LiveatUrban

Look over here!! It's the Back to Black 2026 schedule!!!!!!!!!!! Let us know who you wanna see tear up their runs AND what prizes you wanna see! gamesdonequick.com/schedule/63 @blackinaflash.bsky.social #blackspeedrunning #blackJoy #charity #livestreams

Harmful narratives create division, limit democracy, and institutionalize racial inequities. But we can change that story. “Narrative Change for Racial Equity” is designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to shape powerful new narratives. Join us: bit.ly/NarrativeCha...

Just a week left to submit your films for DCEFF 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the premier showcases of environmental storytelling & the film festival named DC’s best 7 years in a row! filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...

Our spirits are still empowered one week removed from #JustNarratives our first-ever geared towards narrative change. Together, over 450 attendees developed narrative strategies, skillsets, and tactics to ignite our path towards a multiracial democracy. This is what solidarity looks like.

Race Forward is proud to have Transgender Law Center as an Ally Sponsor for #JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity. As the largest trans-led organization in the nation, TLC believes in the power of narrative to advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy.

This past week, several BMSG staff attended the Just Narratives convening in St. Louis spoke about building narrative power. Huge thanks to Race Forward for bringing together so many smart and creative communicators, storytellers, and advocates from all over the nation.

Through arts, culture, and creativity, the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy has inspired actions we can take together to create a truly, just, multiracial democracy. We're forever grateful for the support of our #CWA25 organizing partners!

Culture is how we come together–both in the past and present–and artists and creatives have always been central to culture making. See what inspires some of our featured artists for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy. #CWA25

From curated national events to do-it-yourself gatherings shaped by local voices, each contribution to the Cultural Week of Action helps shift the narrative and brings a just, multiracial democracy into view. Here are just a few of the people and groups behind #CWA25 events around the nation.

It's time that we take back OUR narratives. #JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity starts today! Race Forward's first ever convening for narrative and cultural power is the anchor event for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.

Tomorrow @blackskyweb.xyz will be hosting our first virtual webinar on @stream.place for @raceforward.org and CTWO's Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy! #CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD 11/14/2025 @ 7pm est stream.place/drkalyncoghi...

Culture unites us. And artists and creatives have always been central to culture making. Few understand this better than the award-winning artist and comedian @alokvmenon.bsky.social.

Looking forward to it! @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team #CWA25

Race Forward is proud to have Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as our Presenting Sponsor for #JustNarratives. As a leading national philanthropy, @rwjf.org believes in the power of narrative to dismantle structural racism and other barriers to health. Learn more at www.rwjf.org.

📆 If you’ll be in St. Louis next week for the @raceforward.org Just Narratives conference - come to my session and let’s geek out on Counter Narratives together.

It’s a time to shift the narrative, reclaim the deeper meaning of democracy, and elevate the power of culture to shape what comes next. The Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy—a national pulse point for multiracial democracy and cross-racial solidarity—starts TODAY! #CWA25

By bridging our differences and honoring our truths, we can strengthen this country—so that “liberty and justice for all” includes every one of us. The Cultural Week of Action is our chance to build the country to which we aspire and know is possible. Here are the 5 goals to #CWA25.

There's still time for you to organize your own event for this year's Cultural Week of Action. Our starters toolkit offers everything–from brainstorming questions to detailed planning assets–to help you create an event that connects culture to policy and deepens community power. #CWA25

Turn tactical wins into cultural transformation. Turn cultural transformation into structural infrastructure. Turn structural infrastructure into anti-authoritarian power. Every campaign is a democracy lab. Today is a day for organizing. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/connecting...

Today is Election Day in Texas and across the country. Let me be clear: every single election matters.
Not just the “big” ones. Every. Single. One. So if you haven’t voted yet, grab your ID, call a friend, and make your plan to get to the polls. Find your polling location at vote.org

Today on #ElectionDay, millions of people are coming together as voters — across colors, cultures, and communities — to demand a future where we all have the freedom to be ourselves, take care for our families, and thrive. Find your voting info and be a voter today: vote.org

Today is Election Day, and a crucial election is happening in Pennsylvania. 3 justices on the state supreme court are facing retention votes that could influence rulings on abortion, redistricting, and voting rights for years to come. msmagazine.com/2025/10/22/p...

Thousands of young voters on Virginia college campuses want to make their voices heard in today’s election, but too many of them are at risk of being disenfranchised by Virginia policies that are restricting students’ access to the ballot.

The fight against authoritarianism IS the fight for economic justice, racial equity, gender liberation, and environmental survival.

The harm is real: Black workers pushed out of jobs, HBCUs stripped of resources, Black mothers and fathers denied healthcare, and neighborhoods left without protection from floods, asthma, or poisoned water. 📖 Read the full Blackout Report now. #BlackoutReport #OnyxImpact

In a moment when public institutions are being weaponized against equity, the Governing for Racial Equity (GRE) training helps public sector professionals normalize equity as a core value, operationalize it through policy, and organize for change across departments. RSVP to join us, bit.ly/RF-GRE

✨ NEW on the Solidarity Is This podcast - we explore the challenging terrain of movement conflict with co-host Adaku Utah and Tamika Middleton (Women's March), Mike Ishii (Tsuru for Solidarity) and Mónica Enríquez-Enríquez (Foundation for a Just Society).

Rising costs for #housing, essentials, and education are reshaping the choices of young Americans. In a new U.S. News & World Report op-ed, Urban President Sarah Rosen Wartell shares 4 key #strategies to tackle the #affordability crisis & keep the American Dream alive. https://urbn.is/3Lfia12

"We've always used art and culture as a way to imagine something different." Patrisse Cullors reminds us, collective, joyful expression is pivotal to combatting fear-based narratives that divide us all. Hear more insights from Patrisse on our full #CWA25 kickstarter video. bit.ly/CWA25Video

As division and fear are being weaponized, culture reminds us that an inclusive multiracial democracy is not abstract—it's lived. #CWA25 will bring together artists, storytellers, and cultural strategists to share bold visions, creative resistance, and the power of narrative to move us forward.

#tdih 1963 Freedom Day: massive (200,000+) student boycott & demonstration against segregated schools (decade AFTER Brown v. Board) & inadequate resources for African American students in Chicago. CRM in the North. Read ⬇️ & watch 63 Boycott doc. More #tdih🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/19...

The DACA case is moving forward, and we know you need clear, accurate information about what to expect. Swipe through for the timeline, key legal terms explained, and what's happening now.