Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.

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Season Finale: Exploring Self-Determination as the Work of Liberation: A Conversation with ALOK Vaid-Menon

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.

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Episode 09: Protecting Public Memory in a Contested Time with Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson
On this episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson, president and CEO of the Association of African American Museums, joins Race Forward Chief of Staff Karla Bruce to discuss the growing scrutiny around diversity, equity, and inclusion, the ripple effects of federal shifts and funding cuts, and how institutions dedicated to preserving history are responding with resilience and purpose.
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Episode 08: Decades Later, Justice Still Tortured: A Conversation with CNN's Omar Jimenez

This episode of Momentum, hosted by Race Forward Chief of Staff Karla Bruce, examines the enduring policy failures and systemic harms of over-policing—connecting the legacy of former Chicago police commander Jon Burge’s “Midnight Crew” to the current federal deployment of National Guard

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Episode 07: From Minneapolis to LA — History, Flashpoints, and the Fight for Community Safety

In this episode, Race Forward’s Director of Root Solutions for Public Safety Alex Frank talks with John Pineda — Deputy Director and founding member of the MILPA Collective — about how communities from Minneapolis to Los Angeles are redefining public safety.

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Episode 06: More Than a Moment: Minneapolis, Our Movement, and the Ongoing Struggle for Freedom with Minister JaNaé Bates, Co-Executive Director of ISAIAH

In this episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Minister JaNaé Bates, co-executive director of ISAIAH, a multi-racial, state-wide, nonpartisan coalition of faith communities fighting for racial and economic justice in Minnesota joins host jaboa lake, Race

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BONUS: Dismantling Public Schools: A Racial Justice and Democracy Crisis

In this bonus episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, H.E.A.L Together Director of Strategic Communications at Race Forward Anastasia Ordoñez unpacks the sweeping implications of President Trump’s latest executive order to dismantle the U.S.

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Episode 05: Democracy Under Pressure: Analysis of the First Seven Days Under Trump

In this episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Glenn Harris and Eric Ward deliver a powerful analysis of the new administration's first seven days and their implications for racial justice in America.

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BONUS: Facing Race: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape

In this special bonus episode of Momentum, we are sharing one of Facing Race: A National Conference standout plenaries: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape: Insights and Strategies for a Just Democracy.

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Episode 04: Advancing Health Equity with Dr. Aletha Maybank, Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association

On this episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Race Forward President Glenn Harris speaks with Dr.

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