Race Forward is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the Latino/a/x/e diaspora’s contributions to our efforts towards a multiracial society. The concept of Hispanic Heritage Month was originally a weeklong celebration that was expanded to a month-long recognition in 1988. The month-long celebration coincides with the Independence Day celebrations of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

Here's What's New!

Hispanic Heritage Month x International Podcast Day

Podcasters of Color are set to be the global majority in the future. In our latest episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Hendel Leiva, Manager of Podcasts and Audio Initiatives interviews the co-founders of BIPOC Podcast Creators Tangia Al-awaji Estrada and Maribel Quezada-Smith. Tangia and Maribel share their stories of how they became podcasters, the challenges they experienced as women of color in podcasting, and how a Facebook group was the catalyst for founding and launching the BIPOC Podcast Creators in 2021. They also talk about the exponential growth of the BIPOC Podcast Creators community, and the wins in representation, access, and partnerships generated across the industry for its members.

In the new video from Colorlines, “Courage Is Contagious” Alejandra Gomez, Executive Director of Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), speaks about how the courage to exercise one’s voice against injustice can encourage others to enact theirs around a shared purpose, which over time can catalyze movement-building momentum that sustains for the long run. Reflecting on the ten years of organizing against deportations and laws such as the infamous SB1070 law in Arizona, she talks about the resilience to continue fighting for human dignity and “voicing our vote at the ballot box."

Revisiting Reflections

The current iteration of the immigration crisis has renewed calls for comprehensive reform. Our podcast mini-series Reflections – recorded in partnership with the National Partnership For New Americans (NPNA) – brings you exclusive interviews with leaders within the immigrant rights movement. The conversations emphasize the urgency of the moment across the movement that have been exacerbated the invisibility of communities, anti-Blackness in policy, the federal government's pace in addressing priorities, and maintaining motivation within the movement.

What's YOUR identity?

The terms "Hispanic", "Latino/a", "Latinx", and “Latine” are often used interchangeably; however, they are VERY different.

Services for Organizations

Race Forward is committed to transformational, sustainable change for racial justice. We provide services to help organizations develop and advance racially equitable policies and practices.

Our services are developed and delivered by a multiracial and multigenerational team of experts with extensive knowledge and experience in various areas, including policy and program development, leadership development and strategic coaching, community organizing, and racial equity.

Trainings

A practice of racial equity requires ongoing learning and self-reflection.

Race Forward offers comprehensive, interactive training to individuals, groups, organizations, and government agencies committed to taking action for racial justice and a multiracial democracy. 

Organization Development & Capacity Building

Organizational change and development are critical to achieving racial justice.

Through training, coaching, assessments, and other processes, we help organizations normalize, operationalize, organize, and visualize racial justice.

Coaching & Technical Assistance

Our consulting and strategic coaching offerings assists organizations with problem-solving, goal-setting, and strategic planning that meets them where they are in their racial justice journey.

We also reimagine learning by developing unique and specialized educational materials (e.g., toolkits, flyers, fact sheets) for organizations and issue campaigns.

Speakers Bureau

Presentations and addresses can connect people and inspire change that advances racial justice. As such, the Race Forward team creates and delivers highly engaging, impactful presentations. Our team members have been featured as speakers, presenters, and keynoters at thousands of conferences and events.

Racial Equity Assessment

A Racial Equity Assessment is a useful tool for assessing the actual or anticipated effects—positive and negative—of decisions on different racial and ethnic groups within your organization and your constituency. The tool will also help assess your team’s readiness for adopting racially equitable practices.

ICYMI: Save the Date

Facing Race is coming to The Gateway City! 2024 will mark our first fully in-person conference in six years. 

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

We hope your October is one of celebration and progress.

In solidarity,
Team Race Forward