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

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.

Racial Justice Reads Live, Memoir

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 this inspiring conversation.

Building a Movement: A Virtual Town Hall with Minneapolis Organizers

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, 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

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  

Here are highlights of Race Forward in the media

Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward was recently featured 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”.

You can also watch a video here. 

In other notable mentions, Dom Apollon, Race Forward’s Vice President of Research, was quoted in a New York Times article “Johnson & Johnson No Longer Selling Skin Whitening Lotion”, calling such lotions and creams, “a symptom of anti-blackness that occurs around the world.” Global Citizen, also recently spoke with Key Jackson, Senior Director of Movement & Capacity Building, about strategies to support racial justice efforts in everyday life in the piece “7 Ways You Can Take Action for Racial Justice Right Now”.

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Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Returns!

Listen to the brand new episodes from our podcast

After a two month hiatus, the Momentum team is back!

On Episode 7: BLACK LIVES MATTER, 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 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 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Play 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.  

“Half of It” 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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In solidarity,

Team Race Forward