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.

As we build momentum for the 2025 Just Narratives for Multiracial Solidarity convening, this November in St. Louis, we’re honored to lift up an episode of the Solidarity is This Podcast, originally produced by Solidarity is This, an initiative of the Building Movement Project. This episode–hosted by Adaku Utah–explores the vital work of building multiracial solidarity in a moment of growing backlash against racial justice.