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  Race Forward · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM

Pivoting our Federal Strategy

Email How Race Forward is reimagining the role of government to achieve racial equity at all levels. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Dear supporters and move…
  Glenn Harris · [email protected]
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM

Real change, powered by you.

Email Click here to view this message in a browser window. John, Across the country, rules and rhetoric are being used to eliminate the public’s voice—rolling back equity initiatives, …
  Glenn Harris · [email protected]
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM

From training room to real-world change.

Email Watch how leaders are learning to lead for equity. Click here to view this message in a browser window. John, We know that those who want to dismantle a multiracial democracy are …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
December 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Reflecting on 2025

Email As we brace for the year ahead, remember the victories that powered our purpose in 2025. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, If you are reading this, you a…
  Glenn Harris · [email protected]
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM

When truth is under attack, we must build power to resist.

Email Why your support for Race Forward matters now more than ever. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Every generation faces a turning point where it’s deter…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM

What we choose today shapes who we are tomorrow.

Email Join Race Forward for its last trainings for the year, and get ready for what comes next. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, As we close out 2025, we do…
  Glenn Harris · [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM

You showed up. Thank you.

Email A grateful update—and what’s next. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Because people like you stood up, we raised over $5,000 yesterday. In a moment tha…
  Julie Nelson · [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM

Stand with us and make a gift today

Email Help us reach our goal before midnight Click here to view this message in a browser window. John, As someone who has spent my career working alongside communities to advance racia…
  Glenn Harris · [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM

We're on our way to our goal—will you give us a boost by adding your name?

Email Join now and help push us over the top. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Quick update: we’re halfway through Giving Tuesday. People across the country…
  Glenn Harris · [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Today we act—be 1 of 100 for racial justice

Email Stand with us. Make your contribution by midnight. Click here to view this message in a browser window. John, We know you believe in a future where everyone belongs. Today, belief…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM

The votes are in. But the learning Is far from over.

Email End your year with our upcoming trainings and get ready for the fight ahead in 2026! Click here to view this message in a browser window. "Liberation is a praxis, the action and reflection of m…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM

Shaping Democracy Through Culture

Email Join us in the Cultural Week of Action—starting tomorrow! Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Culture shapes democracy by providing a framework for society…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM

There’s Still Time to Stand Up for Democracy

Email Participate in the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Culture has always helped to shape democracy, and righ…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Defending Democracy through Cultural Organizing

Email The Cultural Week of Action starts in two weeks! Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Join with others across the county November 8-16,  as we stand rooted …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM

Indigenous Resistance, Cultural Power, and the Future We're Building

Email Build with Us: Join the Cultural Week of Action Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Yesterday marked Indigenous Peoples' Day—a day that Indigenous communit…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Winning the narrative battle for democracy

Email Special invitation to build with us at Just Narratives Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Every generation faces a choice about whose stories will define …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Breaking the Individualism Trap

Email Only two weeks left to join us at Just Narratives! Click here to view this message in a browser window. Hi John, Don’t miss your chance to join us at Just Narratives for Multiracial…
  Eric K. Ward · [email protected]
October 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM

TODAY: Music, story, and a simple path forward.

Email A different kind of hour. Hosted by Eric K. Ward, featuring Patrisse Cullors and Gangstagrass. Tune in today! Click here to view this message in a browser window. …
  Eric K. Ward · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM

A different kind of hour, October 2

Email Music, story, and a simple path forward. Hosted by Eric K. Ward, featuring Patrisse Cullors and Gangstagrass. Click here to view this message in a browser window. …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM

3 Ways to Participate in the Cultural Week of Action

Here's your invitation! Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, The Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy is back as a national pulse point for multiracial democracy and cross-racial solidarity. It's…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM

Stand Strong with Us for Public Schools

$12 Billion in Education Cuts at Stake Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, Public schools are the bedrock of a strong, multiracial democracy. We must protect and uphold these vital institutions that shape future generatio…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM

What’s at stake when ethics ignore equity?

Join us September 18 for our next #RaceAnd webinar Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, From protecting civil rights to ensuring fairness in public service, government ethics should serve all of us. But when ethics are lac…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM

Cultural Week of Action on Race & Democracy is Back

Here’s how you can participate Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, From the Harlem Renaissance to our annual heritage celebrations honoring Black, Indigenous, Latin(o/a/x), Asian, Pacific Islander, and a…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
August 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM

The Gold of America's Promise

Thrive in the spirit of Black August with Race Forward's trainings this fall. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, This Black August we are reflecting on the ways this moment is familiar and also very different from past m…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Community Power, Government Action: Co-Governance That Works

Introducing our new co-governance tool for a multiracial democracy Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, After generations of struggle and sacrifice, a democracy that truly works for our multiracial nation remains a beautif…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM

Keynote Speaker Announcement: Alok Vaid-Menon at Just Narratives for Multiracial Solidarity

Join us in St. Louis November 13-15 Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, In times of struggle and possibility, our movements have always drawn strength from the stories we tell. Stories that imagine a futu…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Save This Resource List

Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, In this pivotal moment, we’re reflecting on how we can move forward together, grounded by the belief that a just, multiracial democracy is not only possible, but more necessary than ever. At Ra…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM

Racial equity is under fire. Here’s how we push back.

July Trainings are here. Let’s scale up, not back down. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, We’re living through a season of smoke and mirrors. From claims of “big beautiful bills” that promise safety while gutting civil …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM

The Case for "Good Trouble" Inside Government

Join us July 31 for our next #RaceAnd webinar Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, No matter who we are, where we live, or what issues we advocate for, we all want safe neighborhoods and the right to protest injustice or e…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM

Freedom isn't a holiday—it's a practice.

The fireworks have faded, but the fight for liberation continues. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, This past week, as our nation celebrated its 249th birthday, many of us reflected on this truth: July 4th has never mea…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Join the Weavers Lab for Solidarity Narratives — Applications Open

A year-long journey to build narrative power for racial justice Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, We’re in a defining moment. In this moment of deep political division and increasing threats to fundamental human, civil,…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM

This is not the time to retreat. It’s time to scale up.

Join our Learning Lab on Wednesday, July 9 Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, Most of us—whether our families came here generations ago or more recently, whether we work in offices or schools or at home—believe in the sa…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
June 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Racial equity is under fire. Here’s how we push back.

July Trainings are here. Let’s scale up, not back down. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, We’re in a defining moment. All around us, we see the signs of coordinated backlash: from aggressive immigration raids and the di…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
June 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM

HAPPENING TOMORROW: A #RaceAnd Discussion on Protecting Our Freedom

last chance to join us Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, This is a reminder that Race Forward will host the "#RaceAnd Protecting Freedom: Strategies to Defend and Refortify Our Movement" conversation on Tuesday, June 17…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM

The Work of Making Freedom and Belonging Real

The question we are still fighting to settle Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, The question of who belongs in America was supposedly – or should have been – settled over 150 years ago. When Juneteenth brought news of fr…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
June 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Race Forward Stands in Solidarity with St. Louis; Urges Support for An Equitable Recovery

Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, As you may have heard, on May 16, Missouri was battered by a debilitating tornado. Our condolences and hearts go out to those who are now in a state of recovery from loss of loved ones, p…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
June 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM

Join Us June 17: A #RaceAnd Discussion on Protecting Our Freedom

Strategies to defend and refortify our movement Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, As we approach Juneteenth, Race Forward invites you to a timely and urgent conversation about protecting our hard-won freedoms. Join us o…
  Glenn Harris, Race Forward · [email protected]
June 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Freedom Demands Action

Pride Month begins with a lesson in courage. Our future depends on how we carry it forward. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, This Pride Month, we remember that resistance has always shaped the path to freedom. In June 1969, …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Let’s Reimagine What’s Possible

This June, we’re offering a bold opportunity to rethink research as a tool for collective liberation. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, Every systemic change initiative we lead, from employment and education to housing …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
May 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Why Cultural Preservation Matters

As we mark May—a month dedicated to both Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) and National Historic Preservation—we find ourselves confronting a stark reminder of why cultural preservation and community resistance matter more than ever. Click here t…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
April 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM

From Resistance to Power: Your Strategy Starts Here

A 201-Level Training for Building Collective, Strategic Power Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, Whether you’re working inside an organization or organizing on the ground, one thing is clear: values alone won’t shift sys…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
April 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Housing justice IS racial justice.

For Fair Housing Month, our newsletter demonstrates the power of housing narratives. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, This year marks the 57th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the final major piece of civil r…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM

When We Align, We Win

Early Bird Tickets Now Open: Just Narratives for Multiracial Solidarity Click here to view this message in a browser window. When we build narratives for justice, equity, and freedom, we win. Dear John, Early bird tickets for Just Narratives for…
  Glenn Harris, Race Forward · [email protected]
April 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Stand with us

Our work to advance racial equity extends far beyond the staff of this organization Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, I want to take a moment to thank you for your support of Race Forward and the racial justice movement. Your…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Racial justice is under attack–we must act now

Over 1,000 people took action this month. Will you join us in defending racial justice and democracy? Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, The attacks on racial justice, civil rights, and democracy are escalating. We’re seeing p…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Resisting the Backlash

Our trainings create the space for you to build the skills needed to counter injustice. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, We are witnessing a coordinated effort to turn back progress—to erase history, to limit conversat…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
March 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Are you asking yourself what you can do?

Stay Courageous. Stand Strong. Organize Together. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, In moments of uncertainty, it’s easy to feel like progress is out of reach. But it’s necessary for all of us to find moments of light and hop…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM

Leaders of Resistance: How Women Have Reimagined Our Movements

Revolutionary frameworks that reshaped movement strategy across generations Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, This Women's History Month, Race Forward invites you to explore and celebrate the powerful legacy of women-le…
  Race Forward · [email protected]
February 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM

We’ve Been Here Before – And We’re Fighting Back

stories of resilience and solidarity Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, As we celebrate Black History Month, we are witnessing moments that mirror the struggles and triumphs of our past. The wave of executive orders targeting …
  Race Forward · [email protected]
February 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM

In the Spirit of the Freedom Schools

This Black History Month, Race Forward invites you to carry forward that legacy by joining one of our racial equity trainings. Click here to view this message in a browser window. Dear John, Throughout history, Black communities have turned to educa…