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Rashad Robinson
Rashad Robinson shares what he’s reading, thinking, and seeing behind the scenes in the fight for justice — and what it takes to actually win. For more than two decades, Rashad Robinson’s strategic campaigns, media expertise and movement leadership have played a critical role in winning real change for real people.Today, through Rashad Robinson Advisors (RRA), he advises and collaborates with foundations, nonprofits and leaders across media, politics, government and business. His aim: to increase their impact by designing effective campaigns, developing innovative media and organizing strategies, guiding strategic investments, and helping them unlock the power of communities to bring about progress.Rashad’s forthcoming book, From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win, will be published by One World Random House in July of 2026. It has been praised as “a master class in real activism” and “a must-read for anyone who wants to achieve lasting structural change, not just momentary victories and fleeting results.” The book offers something rare in today’s political moment: a clear, strategic roadmap for understanding how power actually works—and how to build and use it for the collective good. It answers the questions on so many people’s minds today: Why are we losing so much? In order to win the big changes we want to see, what do we need to change about the ways we fight back?Rashad’s work and insights are regularly featured across broadcast, print and social media, including CNN, MSNBC, BET, NPR, NewsOne, OWN, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Essence, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Guardian.Browse all performers