#FacingRace26 gives you the opportunity to promote your work or sell products in our marketplace, open throughout the conference. From full booths to bag inserts, we offer an array of vending and sponsorship solutions to help you reach over 3,500 individuals working to advance racial justice.

As authoritarianism escalates, building narrative power is more important than ever. On 5/14, BMSG’s Pamela Mejia will be presenting for @raceforward.org's #RaceAnd webinar series. Mejia & other narrative experts will provide guidance for use in the field. Register: vist.ly/53tuf

What narratives have been effective in advancing solidarity and equity? Session 2 of our #RaceAnd series will explore challenges in the field of narrative power building, with best practices and strategies for cultivating collaboration. Join us tomorrow! https://raceand.org/narrativepower

Want to help make Facing Race a valuable conference experience for other attendees? Sign up to be a volunteer with our event staff! As a volunteer, you'll work alongside Race Forward staff to support anything and everything—from pre-conference preparation to registration, workshops, and more.

Building narrative power starts by design. Our first #RaceAnd session will sharpen your knowledge and capacity to design narrative interventions that move people and organizations towards systemic change. Get started with us THIS Thursday! raceand.org/narrativepower

The season five finale of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features a conversation with @alokvmenon.bsky.social, recorded at #JustNarratives 2025. In discussion with Nikko Viquiera, ALOK explores storytelling as a tool for challenging dominant narratives around identity, power, and belonging.

ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESSES! Race Forward is now accepting applications to join the exhibition/vendor hall at #FacingRace26 in Raleigh. At the nation's largest, bi-annual conference dedicated to racial justice, your business has opportunities to promote your work or sell products in our marketplace.

The elite billionaire class and aligned political actors have had far too much political influence. On May 1—International Worker’s Day, organizers, educators, social justice organizations, and everyday people and workers will demand that we put workers over billionaires. #MayDay

On Wednesday, the SCOTUS severely crippled the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when they targeted a key provision that ensured Black people have political power in the United States. This decision will not only affect the state’s citizens; it has implications for Black and Brown people across the country.

THIS #MAYDAY, ITS WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES!

Organizers in Pittsburgh are building community power to win common-sense solutions like building new permanently affordable homes through community land trusts and co-ops. Leeretta Payne shares how her community is advancing equitable housing solutions. #HousingJusticeIsRacialJustice

Race Forward stands with and in support of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The administration’s attack on this stalwart civil rights organization is clearly retaliation against those who fight for justice and democracy. Read our full statement: www.raceforward.org/press/releas...

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 protects against discrimination in how people sell, buy, or finance their homes. Despite its intentions, housing still remains segregated nationwide. Threats from the current administration put housing further at risk.

Advance your impact with Race Forward's Power Building for Racial Equity (PRE) training. The PRE is designed for practitioners who have built foundational knowledge in racial equity and are ready to deepen their skills.

Need help attending Facing Race this year? Race Forward is offering need-based scholarship opportunities for individuals. Learn more about eligibility on the Facing Race website. Resources are limited so we encourage you to apply early! facingrace.us/scholarships

Despite being a nation with the resources needed to realize just and sustainable housing for all, our government’s policies have created a racialized, two-tiered system where millions face homelessness and housing instability. #FairHousingMonth

#FacingRace26 is 7 months away—but it can’t happen without you! Race Forward has several ways you can get to the largest, bi-annual conference for racial justice.

When we build narrative power, we build strategies that create just and equitable policies, systems, and institutions. Our latest #RaceAnd is a four-part series that’ll show you how to build narratives for solidarity and systems change.

Organizers and elected leaders in Meadville, Pennsylvania, are building multi-racial solidarity and community power to win common-sense solutions like building new permanently affordable homes through community land trusts. Mayor Jaime Kinder shares her vision for housing justice in this interview.

Systemic racism is often reproduced through "objective" decisions. But decision-making never happens without context. Decision-Making for Racial Equity is a training where you can develop a framework for disrupting dominant decision-making methods.

[email protected] continues to use housing justice narratives rooted in arts and culture strategies to center working-class tenants. They also expose the harms of corporate landlords while uplifting community-led solutions like stronger tenant protections and funding social housing.

If power is not explicitly examined, it gets replicated—in organizations, in coalitions, and in movement spaces. Our Power Building for Racial Equity training helps participants explore how systemic racism functions through power, and what it means to build collective, liberatory power in response.

Today’s housing crisis and federal attacks on affordable housing exemplifies how property ownership is still deeply racialized. Now more than ever, we must work together toward a vision where housing is a public good, and everyone– regardless of their race–has affordable and dignified housing.

Time is running out for your chance to present at #FacingRace26! Come with us to Raleigh to share your expertise at the largest, bi-annual conference for racial justice. You’ll be in community with advocates across movements and develop strategies for building, exercising, and reclaiming power.

As #WomensHistoryMonth comes to a close, our latest Colorlines article celebrates the women leading the way for intersectional movements. See the incredible women shaping better protections for our lives through policy, grassroots organizing and narrative building. colorlines.com/article/proj...

This #WomensHistoryMonth, we've highlighted the legacies of Septima Clark, Ella Baker, and Alice Wong, and the ways that their work has shaped our work to meet the present moment. As drivers of their respective movements, their activism has greatly shaped the current environmental justice movement.

Looking for #NoKings sign ideas for today? Here are a few. Defend the #FreedomtoLearn and #TeachTruth Email us your photos ([email protected]) or tag them #TeachTruth 🧵

Find more images from our friends at @raceforward.org Public School Strong, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, and more. Sign up for free "Kids Not Kings" toolkit, download access provided immediately. www.freethefuture.net/no-kings-too...

For decades, harmful narratives have been strategically spread to create division, limit democracy, and institutionalize racial inequities. But we can change that story. Narrative Change for Racial Equity is a 3-hour Learning Lab designed to equip you with the insights to shape new narratives.

#tdih 1965 last day of Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. MLK: “If it may be said of slavery that the white man took the world & gave the Negro Jesus, it may be said of Reconstruction that southern aristocracy took the world & gave poor white men Jim Crow” www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...

Share your expertise at #FacingRace2026! Race Forward is accepting session proposals aligned with this year’s theme— roots of resistance, powered by solidarity.

At the heart of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was Ella Baker, a foundational member of one of the preeminent organizations of the Civil Rights Movement. As part of our #WomensHistoryMonth series, Race Forward recognizes the late activist’s legacy as a force for civil rights.

#FacingRace26 offers sponsors a unique opportunity to highlight their commitment to racial justice. Our 2026 sponsorship opportunities offer multiple participation options, providing additional visibility and an expanded reach to aligned organizations, alliances and companies.

Take the first step towards understanding and dismantling systemic racism. With Building Racial Equity, attendees uncover the layers of systemic racism and gain the knowledge to make meaningful change. Join us for this foundational training in our Racial Equity Training Series. bit.ly/RF-BRE

As #WomensHistoryMonth continues, we’re celebrating Septima Poinsette Clark, an educator who saw teaching as an organizing tool and helped thousands of Black people prepare to vote.

❗TIME IS RUNNING OUT ❗Get your early bird tickets for the #FacingRace26 TODAY for a 10% discount!

History rarely announces the women who build it. From literacy schools in the Jim Crow South to digital disability archives & climate justice circles today, women have constructed the infrastructure of resistance. Their work reveals how democracy is taught, organized, & renewed across generations.

Chicagoans are working with their city government toward a common vision for racial equity by forging a path rooted in meaningful collaboration and shared governing power.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: #FacingRace26 wants to hear from you! Race Forward is now accepting proposals to present at the nation’s largest, bi-annual conference for racial justice. Here’s your chance to share your unique perspectives on all the ways that our communities will exercise and reclaim power.

What can you come away with when you attend #FacingRace26? Camaraderie. Colleagueship. Community. And collaboration. But don’t take our word for it—ask our attendees from 2024. Save 10% when you register today! facingrace.us/Register

Planning to attend #FacingRace26 with a team, organization, or group? Race Forward offers different ticket tiers options to fit your budget and needs, and our group registration process makes it easy for one person to coordinate tickets and payment for multiple attendees.

Our Racial Equity Training Series isn’t just about recognizing biases—it's about dismantling the systems that uphold them. Building Racial Equity is the foundational training that delves into the roots of systemic racism, empowering attendees to be part of the solution. Join us 3/24! bit.ly/RF-BRE

Black History Month doesn't end in February; Black history is being made every day. Now, you can wear that history—every day. Shop online at our new store and choose from an array of products like shirts, water canteens, hats, and sweaters. store.raceforward.org

Cultural institutions are facing growing political pressure. On this episode of Momentum, Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson explains how museums are responding with resilience, coalition, and clarity of mission. History is not neutral, and neither is its preservation.

Need a reason to join us for #FacingRace26? We have five of them! The nation’s largest, bi-annual conference for racial justice is coming this November to The City of Oaks, where the roots of civil rights organizing run deep.

More than five years since the 2020 uprising, the struggle for racial justice continues—and so does the organizing. In this episode of Momentum, Minister JaNaé Bates of @isaiahmn.org and host @jaboa.bsky.social explore how resistance is not just reaction—it’s tradition, strategy, and purpose.

#FacingRace26 wants to hear from you! Race Forward is now accepting proposals to present at the nation’s largest, bi-annual conference for racial justice. Here’s your chance to share your unique perspectives focused on all the ways that our communities will exercise and reclaim power.

As a pivotal leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Reverend Jesse Jackson epitomized perseverance in the face of adversity. As we mourn his passing, Race Forward recognizes Rev. Jackson's legacy of powerful narratives and relentless passion to move our nation towards a just, multiracial democracy.

A new #tool from Urban’s Role of the City in Promoting Black Economic Prosperity project can help local leaders diagnose the many dimensions that affect #smallbusiness development to address challenges and uncover strengths and opportunities. Learn more.

Rooted in resistance. Powered by solidarity. Facing Race is coming to Raleigh, North Carolina this November!