Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Hear the Race Forward team give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Deepen your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action. Subscribe today!
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
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58 episodes
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Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Hear the Race Forward team give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Deepen your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action. Subscribe today!
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Recent Episodes
June 30, 2026
Episode 02: Faith and Organizing: The Architecture of a New America with Bishop Dwayne Royster
Iris Crawford interviews Bishop Dwayne Royster about how faith communities build civic infrastructure and organize for a more just democracy.
May 15, 2026
Episode 01: AI, Data Centers, and the New Frontline of Racial Justice Organizing with Abre' Conner
Leah Obias interviews Abre' Conner about how AI data center expansion impacts racial justice and community organizing efforts.
April 29, 2026
Season Finale: Exploring Self-Determination as the Work of Liberation: A Conversation with ALOK Vaid-Menon
<p>On the Season 5 finale of <i>Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast</i>, 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 <i>Just Narratives for Multiracial Solidarity 2025</i>, 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. ALOK reflects on their journey from navigating childhood shame and public violence to cultivating a practice rooted in joy, play, and self-determination, offering a powerful reframing of what liberation can look and feel like. Together, they examine how vulnerability, when embraced and shared, can become a force for healing and a tool for shifting culture.</p> <p>The conversation also connects these personal insights to broader movement work, unpacking how binary thinking, especially around gender, limits the possibilities of racial justice and multiracial solidarity. ALOK situates the gender binary as a colonial system that has been used to categorize, control, and divide people, reinforcing racial hierarchies and restricting self-determination across communities. Through this lens, they make the case that challenging the gender binary is not separate from racial justice work, but essential to it, expanding what it means to belong, to lead, and to exist freely.</p> <p><strong>Resources: </strong><br><br> ALOK (Official Website)<br> https://alokvmenon.com/<br><br> In Conversation with Alok Vaid-Menon: Turning Queer Pain Into Grace, One Stage at a Time (via Pride Source) <br> https://bit.ly/4mWkWae<br><br> Difference Can Be Beautiful’: Alok Vaid-Menon On Gender, Fashion, And Finding Community In India (via Elle Magazine India) <br> https://bit.ly/3PaUUUf</p> <p>Facing Race 2026<br> https://facingrace.raceforward.org/<br><br> Executive Producers: Hendel Leiva, Cheryl Blakemore</p>
58 total episodes available with 13 transcripts
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