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Race Forward has been engaged in a flurry of programming and online
discussions with community members and movement leaders fighting for
racial justice. It's been a decisive and furious time for everyone, and
so if you missed some of our special webinars, here are opportunities to
catch up:
New to the calendar: #RaceAnd The Gender Binary
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On Thursday, July 9th, Race Forward will host another installment of our
#RaceAnd series focusing on race and gender. Have you ever wondered why
society reduces the full diversity of humanity to two genders? The
answer has more to do with white supremacy and colonialism than you
might think. Join us and register today
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Racial Justice Reads Live, Memoir
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Racial Justice Reads LIVE is a series of live webinars featuring
groundbreaking authors from innovative genres discussing their work and
its connection to racial justice. On June 25th, Racial Justice Reads
concluded its first three part series with memoirists Kiese Laymon,
Jaquira Diaz, and Meredith Talusan. If you ever thought about writing
your own memoir, we strongly encourage you to watch
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this inspiring conversation.
Building a Movement: A Virtual Town Hall with Minneapolis Organizers
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This town hall with Minneapolis organizers was a galvanizing
conversation on what's next. Speakers included Kandace Montgomery,
Director of Black Visions Collective, alongside Reclaim the Block, and
has been campaigning to defund the Minneapolis police. Listen to her
organizing story in our virtual town hall
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, along with Eli Darris, organizer in charge of the Smart Justice
program for the ACLU of Minnesota; Kevin Reese, Director of Criminal
Justice at Voices For Racial Justice; and Ricardo Levins Morales, who
describes himself as a "healer and trickster organizer disguised as an
artist."
Building Racial Equity Training & More
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Have you attended our Level 1 Building Racial Equity training? Great! We
are pleased to announce Level 2, entitled "Organizing Racial Equity!"
This entirely new training is the next step in our Building Racial
Equity training series. You must have participated in a foundational
Building Racial Equity training in order to access Organizing Racial
Equity: Shifting Power. Register today
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Race Forward In The Media
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Here are highlights of Race Forward in the media
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Glenn Harris
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, President of Race Forward was recently featured
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in a USA Today article that explored the definition of "systemic racism"
and the ways to begin dismantling it. Glenn talked about the need for
those wanting systemic change to "demand fundamental change from
institutions in their own lives".
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In other notable mentions, Dom Apollon
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, Race Forward's Vice President of Research, was quoted in a New York
Times article "Johnson & Johnson No Longer Selling Skin Whitening
Lotion"
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, calling such lotions and creams, "a symptom of anti-blackness that
occurs around the world." Global Citizen
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, also recently spoke with Key Jackson
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, Senior Director of Movement & Capacity Building, about strategies to
support racial justice efforts in everyday life in the piece You Can
Take Action for Racial Justice Right Now"
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Follow Race Forward on Facebook
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for more news and updates on our racial justice work.
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Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Returns!
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Listen to the brand new episodes from our podcast
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After a two month hiatus, the Momentum team is back!
On Episode 7: BLACK LIVES MATTER
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, Chevon and Hiba address everything from the coronavirus pandemic to
the recent Black lives lost to police violence that sparked a movement—
and the resulting rebellion across the nation. In this truth-to-power
episode, honest discussions are had on allyship, the insidious ways
white supremacy show up in our everyday lives, and strategies to
continue pushing back against systemic racism.
On Episode 8, Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward
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joins Hiba and Chevon for a timely conversation on "the moment" our
nation is facing, the disproportionate impacts COVID-19 has had on
communities of color, and the work being undertaken within the racial
justice movement to safeguard our democracy in another tumultuous
election year.
Stream the latest episodes of Momentum
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on Apple Podcasts
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, Spotify
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and make sure to subscribe today!
Staff Picks
During these trying times, it's important to share the small things that
keep us going. In this edition, we hear from our Research Director ,
Shweta Moorthy
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"Half of It"
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on Netflix has been giving me life this month. It's a beautiful coming
of age story of Ellie Chu, a young Chinese high school student in a
predominantly white, rural town in Washington. I have been thinking a
lot about Mia Mingus talking about the work of liberation and
transformative justice being at its core – relational, and to me this
movie is just a beautiful homage to various loves and relationships –
#friendlove #queerlove #parentallove, that nourish us and that we hold
in return".
Credit: Netflix
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