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Statements

Race Forward Condemns Trump’s Dangerous Executive Orders

Race Forward today issued a statement in response to President Trump’s executive orders, which advance corporate abuse and corruption, environmental deregulation, discrimination of women and LGBTQ+ communities, and dismantle federal institutions through the harassment of civil servants. Read Statement

Race Forward Statement on the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump

As President Donald J. Trump begins his second term Race Forward, a leading national organization advancing racial equity and justice, released the following statement from its President, Glenn Harris. Read Statement

Race Forward: Our Work is Not Over: We Must Continue to Organize

Following a hotly contested presidential election, Donald J. Trump won a second term as president of the United States. The national racial equity organization, Race Forward, released the following statement. Read Statement

Releases

Race Forward Voluntarily Recognizes Union Representation for Non-Managerial Employees

Race Forward announced today that it has voluntarily recognized the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320, AFL-CIO, as the bargaining representative for its non-managerial employees. Read Release

Race Forward Welcomes Karla Bruce as New Chief of Staff

Race Forward announced today that Karla Bruce, former Chief Equity Officer for Fairfax County, Virginia, has joined the organization as its chief of staff. In this role, Bruce will maximize alignment across the organization to support racial equity, provide strategic counsel and guidance to the president and executive leadership team, and serve as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders. Read Release

MSNBC Host Joy-Ann Reid to Headline Race Forward’s Facing Race Conference in St. Louis: Nov. 20-22

MSNBC Host Joy-Ann Reid will headline Race Forward’s highly anticipated Facing Race conference. Reid is an MSNBC political analyst and host of “The ReidOut.” She has authored numerous books, including her most recent, Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America. Read Release