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Rinku Sen, Executive Director Narrative Initiative, Co-President Women's March Board of Directors

Rinku is a leader with deep experience in racial justice, feminist, and labor movements who advances the ambition of the Narrative Initiative, a project that seeks to change and influence narratives surrounding issues of equity and social policy.

Rinku is a writer and social justice strategist. She is formerly the Executive Director of Race Forward and was Publisher of their award-winning news site Colorlines.  Her books Stir it Up and The Accidental American theorize a model of community organizing that integrates a political analysis of race, gender, class, poverty, sexuality, and other systems. She serves on numerous boards, including the Women’s March, and the Foundation for National Progress, publisher of Mother Jones magazine.