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It's been quite the start to 2021. Just this month alone: on January
5th, we celebrated the election
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of Georgia's first Black and Jewish senators, Senator Raphael Warnock
and Senator John Ossoff. This was immediately followed by the
insurrectionist/white nationalist/ white supremacist attack at the
United States Capitol
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on January 6th –– an event that was an attempt to overturn the results
of the 2020 Election and a clear attack on our efforts to create a
multiracial democracy. Then, on January 20th, we saw the swearing-in and
the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden
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and Vice President Kamala Harris
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During his first few hours in office, President Biden took immediate
action to further racial equity through 17 executive actions and
proposed legislation
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that reversed the policies of the outgoing administration.
The actions included:
Racial Equity : Executive actions revoking Trump Administration
Executive Order 13950, directing federal agencies to ensure racial
equity within their policies, prevent workplace discrimination on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and rescind the Trump
Administration's 1776 Commission.
COVID-19 : A plan to address the ongoing pandemic that at this point has
claimed 420,000 American lives, disproportionately impacting Black,
Indigenous, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and other communities of color;
and proposing a legislative package to provide immediate relief to
millions of unemployed people and those paying student loans.
Immigration : Executive actions that urge Congress to provide the 11
million undocumented immigrants living in the United States a path to
citizenship, undo the Muslim Ban, end the exclusion of the counting of
undocumented people in the Census, halt the construction of the border
wall, and reverse the restrictions on refugees and asylum seekers.
Housing Justice : Executive actions to extend a foreclosure moratorium
for federally backed mortgages and an eviction moratorium for renters.
Environmental Justice: Executive actions to rejoin the Paris Climate
Agreement within 30 days, cancel the Keystone XL pipeline (which had
launched the indigenous people-led Standing Rock demonstrations), and
reverse more than 100 Trump Administration actions on the environment.
We hold the rescinding of Executive Order 13950 as a big win. Facing
Race: A National Virtual Conference
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last November, Race Forward launched the #BannedWords campaign
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, which elevated phrases such as "systemic racism," "unconscious bias",
and "intersectionality" that the order banned from federal government
trainings, workshops, and discussions.
As our work moves forward in this new cycle, we're committed to making
bold and broad strides towards achieving racial equity. We continue to
call for racial equity to be at the forefront of government operations,
policies, and practices. As part of the Racial Equity Anchor
Collaborative, Race Forward joins with our Anchor partners to call on
President Biden to establish a White House Office on Racial Equity and
Inclusion
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to coordinate the full range of federal agency efforts to advance racial
equity, centered on the administration's promise to confront systemic
racism and to heal the "soul of our nation."
Race Forward President Glenn Harris said: "We stand at the crossroads of
our country's reckoning of race. We stand at this crossroads because of
the vision and work of Black organizers and activists, alongside other
organizers and activists of color, who have pushed this country closer
to its professed ideals of justice, equality, and freedom for all. The
Biden-Harris administration must walk alongside these organizers and
activists by taking proactive steps to address systemic racism."
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Race Forward in the Media
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Here's some highlights of Race Forward in the media!
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Jeff Chang
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, Race Forward's Vice President of Narrative, Arts and Culture recently
spoke with the East Bay Express
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about his perspective on where racial justice work is headed after
President Biden's election. In the interview he discussed challenges the
country is facing, and the importance of "winning the narrative" that
can lead to actionable steps toward a more equitable world. In a
Huffington Post article
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, Julie Nelson
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, Race Forward's Senior Vice-President of Programs commented on
President Biden's recent Executive Orders addressing racial equity
priorities saying "all the areas where we know there are inequities, the
government has the ability to influence."
Also: Revisit Race Forward President Glenn Harris
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' interview on CNN from last fall
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where he addressed the [now rescinded] Executive Order 13950, as well as
Race Forward's Vice President for Research Dom Apollon
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speaking to the New York Times
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about employment discrimination based on appearance, specifically UPS'
decision to reverse some of its practices regarding facial hair and
Black hairstyles.
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Upcoming Racial Equity Trainings and Events
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Register for our newest offerings in 2021
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After the Inauguration: Mobilizing for Racial Justice (March 3)
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Part 3 of the #RaceAnd The Movement Forward Series
On March 3rd, join us for the third installment of our #RaceAnd The
Movement Forward series, After the Inauguration: Mobilizing for Racial
Justice
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. We'll be discussing the Biden Administration's first month in office
and how the new administration has taken steps to craft federal policy
to address urgent racial justice priorities. In this town hall expect to
build connections and alliances with leaders from across the county,
elevate and center innovative-community strategies led by BIPOC
communities, and identify policy priority areas as we continue to push
for a just, multiracial democracy. l
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Racial Equity Trainings
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Multiple Dates
Learn how to build and organize for racial equity by attending one of
our Q1 trainings. The Building Racial Equity series
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, developed by Race Forward, are interactive trainings for those who
wish to challenge and change institutional racial inequities. Organizing
Racial Equity: Shifting Power
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is the second training of the series. This new training will strengthen
participants' collective analysis of power while providing useful tools
and framework to shift power within groups, institutions and other
formations seeking to advance racial justice in this time. Register for
one of our upcoming BRE or ORE trainings today
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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 Senior Director of
Strategic Communications and Public Engagement, Cheryl D. Cato Blakemore
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" Lupin
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, a Netflix series, starring Omar Sy, provides a mix of drama, suspense,
and mystery while exploring the themes of racial and criminal injustice,
police and political corruption, and white monied privilege. A
French-language series, which has been dubbed in English, it is based on
Maurice Leblanc's Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar novels and showcases
the main character's ability to transform into different characters to
solve his father's "suicide."
Credit: Roger Ebert
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