About the Racial Justice Challenge

YWCA is excited to announce the launch of 2025 YWCA Racial Justice Challenge, to begin on March 31, 2025. The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is the action component of the Until Justice Just Is campaign, which runs throughout the month of April to raise awareness of systemic racism and how each of us can take action to advance justice.

Previously known as the Stand Against Racism Challenge or 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge, the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge was developed by YWCA Greater Cleveland in 2019. YWCA USA is excited to be partnering again with YWCAs across the country to offer this unique virtual learning community to participants across the country.

YWCA USA has a long and proud history of advancing justice within and outside the organization, from modeling a more diverse leadership representation to striving for fair housing where all people can live harmoniously in the same neighborhoods. We are proud to continue to build on our momentum for advancing justice, and the YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is a critical component in realizing this vision.

The YWCA Racial Justice Challenge is designed to create dedicated time and space to build more effective social justice habits, particularly those dealing with issues of race, power, privilege, and leadership. The Challenge works to foster personal reflection, encourage social responsibility, and motivate participants to identify and act on ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination.

For four weeks, daily challenge activities (reading an article, listening to a podcast, reflecting on personal experience, etc.) are posted in the Challenge app and website, allowing participants to connect with one another, discover how racial and social injustice impact our communities, and identify ways to dismantle racism and other forms of discrimination. Each week covers a different topic related to equity and social justice. Daily activities are not posted on the weekends.

2025 TOPICS

The weekly topics that will be explored during the 2024 YWCA Racial Justice Challenge are:

Age of Misinformation / Disinformation

The age of misinformation deeply affects racial justice by spreading false information, biased stories and reinforcing stereotypes that shape public opinion and policy.

Interpersonal Racism

Interpersonal racism happens in everyday interactions where racist attitudes are shown, whether intentionally or not.

American Dream

This topic looks at how systemic racism impacts access to the American Dream for people of color, focusing on obstacles like economic inequality, housing discrimination, and access to education.

Racialization of Crime

The racialization of crime refers to how racial biases and stereotypes affect people’s perceptions of crime and shape criminal justice policies.
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