Facing Race News
2026
Student Ambassador ProgramFacing Race has initiated its first Student Ambassador Program that partners with nearby universities and colleges to increase awareness, student’s knowledge and awareness of the intersections of racial justice movement and get first hand access to some of the best leaders and organizers in the field. The program also helps Facing Race engage with the local academic community. Continue Reading
Facing Race 2026 is rooted in the people, histories, and movements that have shaped Raleigh and communities across North Carolina. Our Host Committee brings together organizers, advocates, educators, storytellers, environmental justice leaders, legal experts, and movement builders whose work reflects the spirit of this year's theme: Rooted in Resistance, Powered by Solidarity. Continue Reading
ThemeWe can achieve racial justice by learning from the many wins of movement leaders and ancestors of the past, and understanding that time and again, we have only been successful when we have risen together in solidarity. Thus this year’s Facing Race theme is Rooted in Resistance, Powered by Solidarity. Continue Reading