Throughout American history, efforts to bring the stories and lived experiences of people of color into the broader American narrative...

From creating a show about Asian women in America in a small New York City theater to producing TV episodes for Patriot Act with Hasan...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative Silky Shah is the Executive Director of Detention Watch Network , a national coalition building...

Two weeks ago, Narrative Initiative took our goodies to the Facing Race conference in Phoenix. The conference is sponsored by my former...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative Emily Ramirez is a queer Dominican woman, born and raised in NYCHA housing in Brooklyn, and is...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative Adam Nyang is a Gambian who recently completed her Bachelor’s degree in English Studies. She has...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative Ellen Bravo is a long-time activist and author who’s spent decades organizing among low-wage women...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative The Changemaker Authors Cohort , a partnership with the Unicorn Authors Club, is a new, yearlong...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative Beth Howard is the Appalachia Organizing Director for Showing Up for Racial Justice where she is...

Devon Hamilton connects the history of the land through the culture of food.

Malkia Devich Cyril on writing through grief

Trevor Smith's work inspired his project for the cohort, Lethal Stereotypes — a look at the impact of racial stereotypes on Black life

I'm Going Through Something, a graphic novel for young adults, is inspired by Hans' experience as a young, intersex person.

Roula AbiSamra excavates the trauma of her losses as a brown child of the Middle East in the American South

What is the difference between narrative and messaging and how does that impact the way you plan and write your op-ed? One of the main...

If you’re navigating narrative change you know that everything is, well <waves hands>, messy in the world. Every day is noisy and...

Illustration by Narrative Initiative Narrative Initiative is committed to supporting storytellers whose work challenges harmful...

The first time I read Yoon Ha Lee’s Ninefox Gambit , I was captivated by the worldbuilding and the story’s overarching military conflict....

(This is part 1 of a 2 part series between Liberation Ventures and Narrative Initiative on narrative change and reparations.) “The world...

You have your argument, you’ve identified your audience, and you’ve pitched your op-ed with successful results. Now what? How do you keep...

May is AAPI Heritage Month and we are speaking with women who live, see and share the narrative power of Asian Americans. Last week we...

The imminent repeal of Roe v. Wade has brought public narratives of motherhood and reproductive justice to the forefront. Each side has...

To harness narrative power to activate change you must have an argument to make and an audience to whom you can make it. Once you have...

The communications used for any narrative change project must have an audience. You need an audience who is open to change and willing to...