Society & Culture
In our season finale, Demos President K. Sabeel Rahman joins Hiba and Chevon for an exciting conversation addressing racial and economic inequities to boldly fight for the future of American democracy. Sabeel shares his experiences growing up as a first generation Muslim Bangladeshi-American to becoming an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and his current role, leading the innovative work at Demos. In the conversation, Sabeel talks to our hosts about the inspiration behind his books, Democracy Against Domination, and Civic Power, his take on the fight for constitutional law to be applied equitably, and the important reconciliatory work that will be essential beyond the November election. Chevon and Hiba also talk about the recent win in Asheville, North Carolina which will see the city provide investment based reparations to its Black residents, and give a big shout out to our GARE (Government Alliance on Racial Equity) team members for their important contributions in this step towards racial justice. Thank you to all who submitted ratings and reviews –– we shout out some of our listeners, and we’re looking forward to continuing to share the love! Season Two of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast will premiere in mid-August, but in the meantime, stay tuned for a special bonus episode about our upcoming Facing Race 2020 announcement! Resources (by order of mention) In historic move, North Carolina city approves reparations for Black residents (via USA Today) https://bit.ly/3hsI6SP Asheville, NC, approves investment-based reparations for Black residents (via Twitter Moments)https://twitter.com/i/events/1283493252067258368 Government Alliance on Race and Equityhttps://www.racialequityalliance.org/ Demos https://www.demos.org/ K. Sabeel Rahman (Demos Introductory Video) https://bit.ly/2D0jJN2 Democracy Against Domination (Oxford University Press, 2016)https://bit.ly/2ZRrle6 Civic Power (Cambridge University Press, 2019) https://bit.ly/2Boh3bS Uprising (via Demos) https://www.demos.org/blog/uprising We Need a Truth and Reconciliation Process for the Trump Era (via In These Times/ Demos)https://www.demos.org/media/we-need-truth-and-reconciliation-process-trump-era K. Sabeel Rahman (Twitter)https://twitter.com/ksabeelrahman About Race Forward: Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose. Follow Race Forward on social media Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/raceforward Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/raceforward Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/raceforward Building Racial Equity (BRE) Trainings www.raceforward.org/trainings Facing Race 2020 (more information coming soon)www.facingrace.raceforward.org Subscribe to our newsletter:www.raceforward.org/subscribe Executive Producers: Hendel Leiva and Melissa Franqui