On this episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Race Forward Board Member Dr. Aletha Maybank, CoFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Truthlight Studio, former Chief Health Equity Officer for the American Medical Association (AMA), sits down with Dr. Avenel Joseph, Vice President for Policy at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, for a conversation about what it takes to transform the systems and institutions that shape healthcare. Drawing from Dr.
Evolving into Shared Governing Power: Central Providence Unidos and the Roadmap to Co-Governance
Too often, the way we make decisions excludes the very people who have the most at stake. Race Forward’s Place, Policy, and Power (3P) Department's latest spotlight looks at the collective power of communities and government to lead for health equity and racial justice in Providence.
Go to Report
The last time Sulma Arias joined Momentum, in 2024, the argument was that rebuilding grassroots organizing was essential to confronting the conditions fueling authoritarianism. Two years later, she and Glenn Harris revisit that argument in a political landscape that has drastically shifted.
Building Narrative Power for Solidarity: Lessons from Just Narratives on Ecosystem and Infrastructure
Race Forward held the first Just Narratives for Multiracial Solidarity from November 13 to 15, 2025. This report shares findings from the convening with calls to action for building multiracial solidarity.
Go to Report
On the season premiere of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Leah Obias, Director of Policy and Strategy at Race Forward, sits down with Abre' Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP, to examine how the rapid expansion of AI data centers is reshaping conversations around racial justice, environmental justice, governance, and democracy.
On the Season 5 finale of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Nikko Viquiera, Deputy Senior Vice President of Programs, sits with internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor ALOK Vaid-Menon. This conversation was recorded this past November at Just Narratives for Multiracial Solidarity 2025, In their conversation, Nikko and ALOK explore how storytelling can be used to challenge and transform the dominant narratives that shape our understanding of identity, power, and belonging.