We built Race Class Narrative Action (RCNA) on the belief that strategic communications and mobilization are most powerful and effective when rooted in ongoing, sustained organizing led by state-based multiracial coalitions.
Grounded in the Race Class Narrative (originated through a collaboration between Ian Haney López, Anat Shenker-Osorio, Lake Research Partners, Brilliant Corners, SEIU and Demos), our team saw the 2020 presidential election as a crucial opportunity to build alignment and capacity around a shared narrative framework across key Midwestern states. Here’s what we accomplished.
