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Our spirits are still empowered one week removed from #JustNarratives our first-ever geared towards narrative change. Together, over 450 attendees developed narrative strategies, skillsets, and tactics to ignite our path towards a multiracial democracy.
This is what solidarity looks like.
This is what solidarity looks like.
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How can local leaders advance Black prosperity in their #communities?
Join Urban on 12/17 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual convening on innovative policies, community-driven initiatives, & cross-sector strategies that #cities can implement to foster Black prosperity. https://urbn.is/4rmNJqb #LiveatUrban
Join Urban on 12/17 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual convening on innovative policies, community-driven initiatives, & cross-sector strategies that #cities can implement to foster Black prosperity. https://urbn.is/4rmNJqb #LiveatUrban
Unlocking Black Prosperity: Advancing Wealth through Small Businesses, Asset Development, and Community Investment
Across the country, local leaders are driving bold, data-driven strategies to build inclusive economies and advance Black prosperity. A key pillar of this wo…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How can local leaders advance Black prosperity in their #communities?
Join Urban on 12/17 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual convening on innovative policies, community-driven initiatives, & cross-sector strategies that #cities can implement to foster Black prosperity. https://urbn.is/4rmNJqb #LiveatUrban
Join Urban on 12/17 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual convening on innovative policies, community-driven initiatives, & cross-sector strategies that #cities can implement to foster Black prosperity. https://urbn.is/4rmNJqb #LiveatUrban
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Look over here!!
It's the Back to Black 2026 schedule!!!!!!!!!!!
Let us know who you wanna see tear up their runs AND what prizes you wanna see!
gamesdonequick.com/schedule/63
@blackinaflash.bsky.social #blackspeedrunning #blackJoy #charity #livestreams
It's the Back to Black 2026 schedule!!!!!!!!!!!
Let us know who you wanna see tear up their runs AND what prizes you wanna see!
gamesdonequick.com/schedule/63
@blackinaflash.bsky.social #blackspeedrunning #blackJoy #charity #livestreams
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Look over here!!
It's the Back to Black 2026 schedule!!!!!!!!!!!
Let us know who you wanna see tear up their runs AND what prizes you wanna see!
gamesdonequick.com/schedule/63
@blackinaflash.bsky.social #blackspeedrunning #blackJoy #charity #livestreams
It's the Back to Black 2026 schedule!!!!!!!!!!!
Let us know who you wanna see tear up their runs AND what prizes you wanna see!
gamesdonequick.com/schedule/63
@blackinaflash.bsky.social #blackspeedrunning #blackJoy #charity #livestreams
Harmful narratives create division, limit democracy, and institutionalize racial inequities.
But we can change that story.
“Narrative Change for Racial Equity” is designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to shape powerful new narratives. Join us: bit.ly/NarrativeCha...
But we can change that story.
“Narrative Change for Racial Equity” is designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to shape powerful new narratives. Join us: bit.ly/NarrativeCha...
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Harmful narratives create division, limit democracy, and institutionalize racial inequities.
But we can change that story.
“Narrative Change for Racial Equity” is designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to shape powerful new narratives. Join us: bit.ly/NarrativeCha...
But we can change that story.
“Narrative Change for Racial Equity” is designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to shape powerful new narratives. Join us: bit.ly/NarrativeCha...
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Just a week left to submit your films for DCEFF 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the premier showcases of environmental storytelling & the film festival named DC’s best 7 years in a row! filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just a week left to submit your films for DCEFF 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the premier showcases of environmental storytelling & the film festival named DC’s best 7 years in a row! filmfreeway.com/Environmenta...
Our spirits are still empowered one week removed from #JustNarratives our first-ever geared towards narrative change. Together, over 450 attendees developed narrative strategies, skillsets, and tactics to ignite our path towards a multiracial democracy.
This is what solidarity looks like.
This is what solidarity looks like.
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our spirits are still empowered one week removed from #JustNarratives our first-ever geared towards narrative change. Together, over 450 attendees developed narrative strategies, skillsets, and tactics to ignite our path towards a multiracial democracy.
This is what solidarity looks like.
This is what solidarity looks like.
Race Forward is proud to have Transgender Law Center as an Ally Sponsor for #JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity. As the largest trans-led organization in the nation, TLC believes in the power of narrative to advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy.
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Race Forward is proud to have Transgender Law Center as an Ally Sponsor for #JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity. As the largest trans-led organization in the nation, TLC believes in the power of narrative to advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy.
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This past week, several BMSG staff attended the Just Narratives convening in St. Louis spoke about building narrative power. Huge thanks to Race Forward for bringing together so many smart and creative communicators, storytellers, and advocates from all over the nation.
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This past week, several BMSG staff attended the Just Narratives convening in St. Louis spoke about building narrative power. Huge thanks to Race Forward for bringing together so many smart and creative communicators, storytellers, and advocates from all over the nation.
Through arts, culture, and creativity, the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy has inspired actions we can take together to create a truly, just, multiracial democracy.
We're forever grateful for the support of our #CWA25 organizing partners!
We're forever grateful for the support of our #CWA25 organizing partners!
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Through arts, culture, and creativity, the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy has inspired actions we can take together to create a truly, just, multiracial democracy.
We're forever grateful for the support of our #CWA25 organizing partners!
We're forever grateful for the support of our #CWA25 organizing partners!
Culture is how we come together–both in the past and present–and artists and creatives have always been central to culture making.
See what inspires some of our featured artists for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
#CWA25
See what inspires some of our featured artists for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
#CWA25
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Culture is how we come together–both in the past and present–and artists and creatives have always been central to culture making.
See what inspires some of our featured artists for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
#CWA25
See what inspires some of our featured artists for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
#CWA25
From curated national events to do-it-yourself gatherings shaped by local voices, each contribution to the Cultural Week of Action helps shift the narrative and brings a just, multiracial democracy into view.
Here are just a few of the people and groups behind #CWA25 events around the nation.
Here are just a few of the people and groups behind #CWA25 events around the nation.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From curated national events to do-it-yourself gatherings shaped by local voices, each contribution to the Cultural Week of Action helps shift the narrative and brings a just, multiracial democracy into view.
Here are just a few of the people and groups behind #CWA25 events around the nation.
Here are just a few of the people and groups behind #CWA25 events around the nation.
It's time that we take back OUR narratives.
#JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity starts today! Race Forward's first ever convening for narrative and cultural power is the anchor event for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
#JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity starts today! Race Forward's first ever convening for narrative and cultural power is the anchor event for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It's time that we take back OUR narratives.
#JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity starts today! Race Forward's first ever convening for narrative and cultural power is the anchor event for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
#JustNarratives for Multiracial Solidarity starts today! Race Forward's first ever convening for narrative and cultural power is the anchor event for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
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Tomorrow @blackskyweb.xyz will be hosting our first virtual webinar on @stream.place for @raceforward.org and CTWO's Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
11/14/2025 @ 7pm est
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#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
11/14/2025 @ 7pm est
stream.place/drkalyncoghi...
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Tomorrow @blackskyweb.xyz will be hosting our first virtual webinar on @stream.place for @raceforward.org and CTWO's Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
11/14/2025 @ 7pm est
stream.place/drkalyncoghi...
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
11/14/2025 @ 7pm est
stream.place/drkalyncoghi...
Culture unites us. And artists and creatives have always been central to culture making.
Few understand this better than the award-winning artist and comedian @alokvmenon.bsky.social.
Few understand this better than the award-winning artist and comedian @alokvmenon.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Culture unites us. And artists and creatives have always been central to culture making.
Few understand this better than the award-winning artist and comedian @alokvmenon.bsky.social.
Few understand this better than the award-winning artist and comedian @alokvmenon.bsky.social.
Join @blackskyweb.xyz for “Digital Misogynoir + How to Report it on Blacksky” 11/14, 7PMEST on @stream.place. This event is part of @raceforward.org + CTWO’s Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Race Forward is proud to have Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as our Presenting Sponsor for #JustNarratives. As a leading national philanthropy, @rwjf.org believes in the power of narrative to dismantle structural racism and other barriers to health.
Learn more at www.rwjf.org.
Learn more at www.rwjf.org.
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Race Forward is proud to have Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as our Presenting Sponsor for #JustNarratives. As a leading national philanthropy, @rwjf.org believes in the power of narrative to dismantle structural racism and other barriers to health.
Learn more at www.rwjf.org.
Learn more at www.rwjf.org.
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📆 If you’ll be in St. Louis next week for the @raceforward.org Just Narratives conference - come to my session and let’s geek out on Counter Narratives together.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
📆 If you’ll be in St. Louis next week for the @raceforward.org Just Narratives conference - come to my session and let’s geek out on Counter Narratives together.
It’s a time to shift the narrative, reclaim the deeper meaning of democracy, and elevate the power of culture to shape what comes next.
The Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy—a national pulse point for multiracial democracy and cross-racial solidarity—starts TODAY!
#CWA25
The Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy—a national pulse point for multiracial democracy and cross-racial solidarity—starts TODAY!
#CWA25
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s a time to shift the narrative, reclaim the deeper meaning of democracy, and elevate the power of culture to shape what comes next.
The Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy—a national pulse point for multiracial democracy and cross-racial solidarity—starts TODAY!
#CWA25
The Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy—a national pulse point for multiracial democracy and cross-racial solidarity—starts TODAY!
#CWA25
By bridging our differences and honoring our truths, we can strengthen this country—so that “liberty and justice for all” includes every one of us.
The Cultural Week of Action is our chance to build the country to which we aspire and know is possible.
Here are the 5 goals to #CWA25.
The Cultural Week of Action is our chance to build the country to which we aspire and know is possible.
Here are the 5 goals to #CWA25.
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
By bridging our differences and honoring our truths, we can strengthen this country—so that “liberty and justice for all” includes every one of us.
The Cultural Week of Action is our chance to build the country to which we aspire and know is possible.
Here are the 5 goals to #CWA25.
The Cultural Week of Action is our chance to build the country to which we aspire and know is possible.
Here are the 5 goals to #CWA25.
There's still time for you to organize your own event for this year's Cultural Week of Action. Our starters toolkit offers everything–from brainstorming questions to detailed planning assets–to help you create an event that connects culture to policy and deepens community power.
#CWA25
#CWA25
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
There's still time for you to organize your own event for this year's Cultural Week of Action. Our starters toolkit offers everything–from brainstorming questions to detailed planning assets–to help you create an event that connects culture to policy and deepens community power.
#CWA25
#CWA25
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Turn tactical wins into cultural transformation. Turn cultural transformation into structural infrastructure. Turn structural infrastructure into anti-authoritarian power.
Every campaign is a democracy lab. Today is a day for organizing.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/connecting...
Every campaign is a democracy lab. Today is a day for organizing.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/connecting...
Connecting Tactical Organizing to Democratic Infrastructure
A Counter-Strategy to Authoritarianism
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Turn tactical wins into cultural transformation. Turn cultural transformation into structural infrastructure. Turn structural infrastructure into anti-authoritarian power.
Every campaign is a democracy lab. Today is a day for organizing.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/connecting...
Every campaign is a democracy lab. Today is a day for organizing.
antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/connecting...
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Today is Election Day in Texas and across the country.
Let me be clear: every single election matters. Not just the “big” ones. Every. Single. One.
So if you haven’t voted yet, grab your ID, call a friend, and make your plan to get to the polls.
Find your polling location at vote.org
Let me be clear: every single election matters. Not just the “big” ones. Every. Single. One.
So if you haven’t voted yet, grab your ID, call a friend, and make your plan to get to the polls.
Find your polling location at vote.org
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
vote.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today is Election Day in Texas and across the country.
Let me be clear: every single election matters. Not just the “big” ones. Every. Single. One.
So if you haven’t voted yet, grab your ID, call a friend, and make your plan to get to the polls.
Find your polling location at vote.org
Let me be clear: every single election matters. Not just the “big” ones. Every. Single. One.
So if you haven’t voted yet, grab your ID, call a friend, and make your plan to get to the polls.
Find your polling location at vote.org
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Today on #ElectionDay, millions of people are coming together as voters — across colors, cultures, and communities — to demand a future where we all have the freedom to be ourselves, take care for our families, and thrive.
Find your voting info and be a voter today: vote.org
Find your voting info and be a voter today: vote.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today on #ElectionDay, millions of people are coming together as voters — across colors, cultures, and communities — to demand a future where we all have the freedom to be ourselves, take care for our families, and thrive.
Find your voting info and be a voter today: vote.org
Find your voting info and be a voter today: vote.org
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Today is Election Day, and a crucial election is happening in Pennsylvania.
3 justices on the state supreme court are facing retention votes that could influence rulings on abortion, redistricting, and voting rights for years to come. msmagazine.com/2025/10/22/p...
3 justices on the state supreme court are facing retention votes that could influence rulings on abortion, redistricting, and voting rights for years to come. msmagazine.com/2025/10/22/p...
Why the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Matters—and How to Make Your Voice Heard in the Ongoing Election
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Matters. How to Vote in the Justice Retention Election: Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht
msmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today is Election Day, and a crucial election is happening in Pennsylvania.
3 justices on the state supreme court are facing retention votes that could influence rulings on abortion, redistricting, and voting rights for years to come. msmagazine.com/2025/10/22/p...
3 justices on the state supreme court are facing retention votes that could influence rulings on abortion, redistricting, and voting rights for years to come. msmagazine.com/2025/10/22/p...
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Thousands of young voters on Virginia college campuses want to make their voices heard in today’s election, but too many of them are at risk of being disenfranchised by Virginia policies that are restricting students’ access to the ballot.
Civil rights groups accuse Virginia officials of illegally blocking campus voters • Virginia Mercury
Civil-rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Virginia alleging that state and local election officials are unlawfully rejecting student voter registration forms because they lack dormitory name...
virginiamercury.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thousands of young voters on Virginia college campuses want to make their voices heard in today’s election, but too many of them are at risk of being disenfranchised by Virginia policies that are restricting students’ access to the ballot.
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The fight against authoritarianism IS the fight for economic justice, racial equity, gender liberation, and environmental survival.
Democracy as Infrastructure
A Call to Action for Progressive Leaders
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November 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The fight against authoritarianism IS the fight for economic justice, racial equity, gender liberation, and environmental survival.