This young woman’s face: serious, innocent but determined was reflective of the new youth leadership that was asserting itself on the front lines of the movement in 1963. Read more on Colorlines (and remember to join us at our first ever youth leadership conference).
Today, some politicians are using false narratives to ban conversations about race. They want to keep us all ignorant of our shared past and keep us distracted from uniting around solutions that benefit all. But a racial reckoning is already here. Spurred by the murder of George Floyd, people are having honest and courageous conversations about our racist past and how it shapes our present.
We’re proud to announce climate activist and racial justice advocate Isra Hirsi as keynote for "#RaceAnd: Our Present Our Future," a virtual conference presented by Race Forward and The Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing.
Let us begin to equip ourselves with some of the tools, resources and analysis we need in order to actively choose racial justice, every time. Register for a virtual Building Racial Equity training. View our full training calendar.
Across the country, governmental jurisdictions are making a commitment to achieving racial equity, focusing on the power and influence of their own institutions, and working in partnership with other toward equitable solutions.
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“What Is Systemic Racism?” is an 8-part video series showing how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society… yes, systemic racism is really a thing.
Tool
This set of tools that emerged from Race Forward’s Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab to help artists, arts advocates, culture bearers, and cultural workers to imagine, plan, and implement racial equity strategies in arts organizations.
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Race Forward is organizing in communities, governments, the arts and culture sector, education, and everywhere racial justice work is done to undo Trump’s Executive Order banning racial justice work. Join us now in fighting to end it!
Research
Energy Democracy is a framework that is grounded in the solutions of BIPOC communities to invest in a regenerative economy that sustains our people and our planet.
