Racial Justice
Storytelling for Justice: Insights from EJW 2025
Voice of Witness was thrilled to be a part of Equal Justice Works’ 2025 Leadership Development Training!
Advocacy • Criminal Justice • Economic Justice • News • Racial Justice • Storytelling Best Practices
Activating Oral History: Juania Sueños on the Power of Art and Testimonio
This quarterly interview series explores how practitioners develop and present oral histories across different formats to create impact. For the second interview in our Activating Oral History series, we’re featuring the work of Juania Sueños, …
Classroom Spotlight: Ethnic Studies Podcast Project
Oral history is a valuable tool for learning and has many applications in educational settings. Storytelling projects resonate with students, inspiring curiosity, empathy, and a deeper connection to their communities and the world around them. …
Meet the VOW Storyteller Initiative Fellows
We’re so excited to introduce VOW’s inaugural Storyteller Initiative Fellows. Our new fellowship program supports artists, journalists, and narrative changemakers from historically marginalized communities to develop their own projects. Voice of Witness provides oral history …
Activating Oral History: Yolanda Hester on Black Business Owners in Los Angeles
We’re launching a new quarterly interview series exploring how practitioners develop and present oral histories across different formats to create impact. Through these articles, we’ll delve into both traditional techniques and innovative digital approaches, examining …
VOW Launches Podcast Pilot Amplifying Voices of Resistance
How do stories help us challenge, shape, and navigate our democracy? Voice of Witness (VOW) is excited to announce our podcast pilot exploring oral history as a tool for resistance and belonging. In partnership with …
New VOW Book Amplifies Oral Histories of Community and Migration in Appalachia, Disrupting Harmful Stereotypes
Beginning Again: Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia launches on June 20th! The latest in the Voice of Witness book series, Beginning Again is edited by Katrina Powell with a foreword from Nikki Giovanni. …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Economic Justice • Events & Webinars • Migration & Displacement • Racial Justice
VOW Supports NYC Department of Education To Amplify AAPI & Latinx Voices
Last year, the education team at Voice of Witness (VOW) collaborated on a workshop series with the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) as part of their Hidden Voices Project, an initiative to …
