In this special bonus episode of Momentum, we are sharing one of Facing Race: A National Conference standout plenaries: Navigating the Post-Election Landscape: Insights and Strategies for a Just Democracy.

With the 2024 presidential election behind us, the question on everyone’s mind was: what’s next? This inspiring discussion featured leading voices in political organizing and movement building. Together, they explored opportunities for progress arising from the election results, strategies to tackle the challenges ahead, and ways to foster resilience, safety, and hope as we continue the movement to build a multiracial democracy over the next four years.

This conversation was moderated by:

• Judith Brown Dianis, Executive Director of the Advancement Project

And included the following panelists:

• Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party
• Kim Desmond, Chief Equity Officer at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• Kim Anderson, Executive Director of the National Education Association (NEA)
• Tsione Wolde-Michael, Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH)