How Justice-Rooted Organizations Can Respond to the Racial Justice and Equity Backlash

Leaders and institutions are experimenting with different responses to the backlash of racial justice and DEI, but the threats are not evenly felt. Justice-rooted organizations, especially those led by BIPOC, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and other historically marginalized communities, face the greatest risk. With limited resources and thinner margins of safety, some are already experiencing burnout, targeting, and even dissolution. This article from Nonprofit Quarterly outlines typical responses as well as five strategies to resist and persist in organized power.