Even though I’ve only been on staff at Race Forward for a few months, being here truly feels like a homecoming. I knew when I first met Rinku Sen and Gary Delgado through the Center for Third World Organizing that Race Forward (then the Applied Research Center) was a visionary force that would be a pivotal change agent for our democracy. I later had the opportunity to support Race Forward’s work as their grant Program Officer at The Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, and saw first-hand all their foundational movement work that’s steering the progress of today.

The journey to justice is long. For over 40 years, the Race Forward community has worked diligently to build strong bridges and new pathways on the quest to a just, multi-racial democracy. Being a home for the movement means that we’ve built the foundation of a vision for the future where racial justice can be reflected in our policies, institutions, and culture. It’s the place where we convene, heal, analyze, collaborate, and strategize. It’s an ever-growing place where our tables grow longer and new doors open each day.

When you peer into our windows you find that Race Forward is home to:

• decades of original research on pressing racial justice issues 
• interactive trainings and events for individual and collaborative skill building 
• narrative strategies that are advancing racial justice frameworks in cultural and policy areas of immigration, abolition, and honest public education 
• federal strategies that are transforming our democracy to better serve all people
• a national network of public sector changemakers committed to creating a racially just and equitable government

You know better than most that every gift adds up and grows the power of collective - a collective where communities of color have the power to shape our futures. We do this work every day, year-round, and are grateful for your past generosity. 

Your giving supports the people and programs that currently fill our halls with hope and purpose for the future. It also supports those that recently arrived on the doorsteps of the movement. Please join our growing community of donors by donating today.

In Solidarity,

Faron McLurkin

Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Race Forward

PS: Setting up a recurring gift is an easy way to give, one that provides Race Forward with the financial stability to be bold, nimble, and innovative.