Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Facing Race 2020

Facing Race logo with "Goes Virtual" tagline on dark blue background with concentric hexagonal designs with people with raised hands along the sides.

The Reverend Doctor William Barber II, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign was the keynote for this year’s Facing Race conference.

This conference was originally planned to take place in Raleigh, NC, but due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, Facing Race 2020 went virtual for the first time.

Video Highlights

Keynote Speaker(s)

Dr. Rev. William J. Barber II

Highlighted Sessions


Breakout Sessions

Movement and Community Driven Solutions

A Perfect Storm for Change: A Case Study of Climate Equity in Raleigh
The Legacy of North Carolina's Black Liberation Movements from the Civil Rights Era to Now
Building Organizational Innovation through Shared Leadership
Running *Towards* Race and Immigration on the Doorstep: using Deep Canvassing and Race Class Narrative to win in rural communities and red states
Facing Reparations
Sazón, Bad Bunny, & Drive-Thru’s : Lessons Drawn from Organizing Experiments
Cannabis Legalization and Economic Justice for Black and Brown Communities
Strategic campaigns — advancing racial Justice

Institutional and Sectoral Change

Returning to Ourselves: Using Restorative Justice to Address Harm, Decentralize Power, and Transform Our Communities
Beyond the Binary: How People of Color Can (and Should) Break the Two-Party System
The Other "CEO": Lessons from Chief Equity Officers Across the Country
Why Am I Always Being Researched?
Transforming The Workplace: Human Resource Innovations for Private Reparative Justice
Collaborate and Mobilize: Creating More Equitable Organizations
Better together: How to practice transformative solidarity
Imagining the economic liberation of people of color: Not speculative fiction!
So you have a vision for equity, now what?

2020 Conference News

Access These Takeaways From Facing Race 2020 Before They're Gone!

Nov 23, 2020

We are looking forward to providing registered attendees with some extended access to the Facing Race 2020 conference experience. Stay tuned to your email inbox. In the meantime, take advantage of this content from the conference!

Coloring Pages for Facing Race Attendees!

Nov 10, 2020

Three pages are available for download and print, so everyone in the family can stay active during the Facing Race Conference.

Coloring Pages for Attendees!

At Facing Race, We Fight Back!

Oct 22, 2020

Let’s get right to the point. On September 22nd, President Trump signed and released an Executive Order to try to stop the work of racial justice. But we can't stop and we won't stop…

At Facing Race, We Fight Back!

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