March On! tells the untold stories of the Civil Rights Movement — honoring the icons and the foot soldiers — connecting the past to the present to shape a more just future through Film, Music, Art, Literature, Dance, Scholarship, and First-Person Narratives. Through our annual festival and year-round programs, we invite people to engage with history — helping spark ideas, courage, and the next generation of activists.
March On! envisions a future where the stories of everyday activism are preserved, taught truthfully, and passed from one generation to the next—so that every person understands their power to bend the moral arc toward justice. Through history, storytelling, and shared cultural experience, we bridge divides across generations and lived experiences, strengthen our sense of common purpose, and inspire tomorrow’s foot soldiers to build more just, cohesive, and resilient communities.
Our world, for all its beauty and possibility, feels more fragile and fractured than ever; each of us does our part, but it seems never enough. One necessary condition for healing is truth so that all of us operate from a shared and understood set of facts on how we got to where we are, and what needs to change.
March On!, the product of so many creative and passionate minds and hearts, is a national platform for this conversation; to better tell our stories, to honor those who have paved the way, and to better understand how our story connects to our future.
Thank you for your participation.
Thank you for your story, your contribution, your criticism, and your encouragement.
-Robert Raben
March On! Team
OPAL HOPE BENNETT
ISISARA BEY
KIM CALLINAN
Leigh Davis
Rakia Finley
Kimberly Malhoit
najma nuriddin
Ibonee Perry
ROBERT RABEN
March On! Collaborators
- GALA Consultants: Kimball Stroud Associates
- Educational and Cultural Collaborations: Robin Harris, Proper Order
March On! Board
The Festival is guided by a team of leaders across the entertainment, policy, and social justice arenas that ensures the success and execution of our vision.
VICKEE JORDAN ADAMS
Member
VSG Global
Victoria Bassetti
Member
Brennan Center for Justice
Joyce Brayboy
Member
Goldman Sachs
A'Lelia Bundles
Member
Author
Craig Emanuel
Treasurer
Ryan Murphy Productions
Samara Foxx
Member
Attorney
Stephanie Gold
Secretary
Hogan Lovells
Melissa Maxfield
Member
Comcast
Joseph Olchefske
Member
Educator & Entrepreneur
Denielle Pemberton
President
Diversified Search Group
Robert Raben
Founder
Raben
Joseph West
Member
Duane Morris