Race Forward today announced Candace Moore, Esq., a policy and systems strategist with demonstrated experience addressing issues of equity and racial justice, will join the organization on January 8, 2024, as Senior Strategic Advisor. Moore brings executive government, legal practice and community-based advocacy experience to this role, in which she will focus on bridging and aligning the placed-based work of Race Forward’s programs and deepening collaborations. She will also lead the expansion into new sites of our place-based strategies, training curriculum and tools for government and community.
EVENT: Racial Justice Advocates Gather and Recharge at Bi-Annual Facing Race Convening in Phoenix; More than 4,000 People Participated
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Race Forward Announces Appointment of Long-time Civil Rights Organizer Eric Ward as Executive Vice President
Race Forward Announces Appointment of Long-time Civil Rights Organizer Eric Ward as Executive Vice President
Facing Race to Be Largest, Post-Election Meet-Up of Racial Justice Advocates; National Book Award Winner Ibram X. Kendi to Keynote
Conference will be Held Nov. 17-19 in Phoenix, Arizona
Race Forward Appoints Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown SVP of Finance and Operations
Race Forward, a leading racial justice nonprofit organization working to eradicate systemic racism, has appointed Kerry Mitchell Brown, Ph.D., MBA, as Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations. As a member of the Executive Team, Dr. Brown will provide strategic insights on operational excellence to Race Forward and provide leadership to the finance, technology, and human resources teams. Dr. Brown brings more than 30 years of progressive, social justice, non-profit, higher education, and Fortune 50 organizational experience to the organization.
Race Forward Awards Major Grants To Advance Pro-Immigrant Narratives
Four Grantees Highlight The Diversity and Breadth of Pro-Immigrant Narrative Work;
To Receive Funding, Coaching, and Technical Assistance to Advance The Movement
Multi-partner Initiative Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education
Today, the Schott Foundation for Public Education and its partners, Race Forward and NYU’s Metro Center, announce the first five grants of a united organizing effort to defend against anti-democratic attacks on public education and invest in a proactive, offensive strategy for racial justice reform in our public education system.
Faron McLurkin to Join Race Forward as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Race Forward is pleased to announce Faron McLurkin will join the organization as its new Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Faron brings more than 20 years of experience in philanthropy, grassroots community organizing, political strategy, organizational leadership, and racial justice advocacy to this role.
Race Forward Launches New Campaign to Organize Against Attacks on an Inclusive Democracy; H.E.A.L. Together Event Discusses Anti-CRT, Book Bans, Silencing of LGBTQIA Movements
Before an audience of over 850 attendees, Race Forward and partners kicked off their much-anticipated H.E.A.L. (Honest Education Action & Leadership) Together initiative. The campaign promotes equitable schools, a quality education and a multiracial democracy. It will also support local and national leaders working to strengthen education and democracy.
Race Forward Releases New Racial Equity Tool to Guide Federal Government in Commitment to Advance Racial Equity
Today, Race Forward released a third tool in as many weeks to aid the federal government in advancing racial equity. Organizing for Racial Equity Within the Federal Government lays out how to organize and build capacity at the federal level. It is deeply informed by the experiences and insights of racial equity leaders and practitioners who are part of Race Forward’s Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), a local, state, and regional government network of more than 400 members working to advance racial equity within their agencies and departments.