Messaging & Reports

Explore our communications and research resources designed to strengthen your work and make an impact on the issues that matter most to you.

Explore our communications and research resources designed to strengthen your work and make an impact on the issues that matter most to you. Explore our communications and research resources designed to strengthen your work and make an impact on the issues that matter most to you. Explore our communications and research resources designed to strengthen your work and make an impact on the issues that matter most to you.

Research Summary

The past few months have seen an increased volume of rhetoric that manufactures...

Rise Above: Countering Fear-Based Messaging

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Messaging Memo

Shouting racist and anti-Semitic slurs, white supremacists brought hatred and violence to...

Rejecting Bigotry, Demanding Action

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Messaging Memo

Freedom, opportunity, respect, and dignity - just some of the core values that...

10 Facts About Public Attitudes Toward Economic Opportunity

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Messaging Memo

Introduction As we enter the half way point of Donald Trump’s first...

5 Key Facts: Online Discussion of Immigration in The Trump Era

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Messaging Memo

Last week, the city of Houston joined other Texas cities in a...

Speaking Out on SB4, Texas’ Harmful Racial Profiling Law

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Messaging Memo

We all deserve to have our voices heard; our faces and experiences reflected...

Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice

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Messaging Memo

Two recent studies have alleged that Ban the Box policies hurt young men...

Expanding Opportunity for Everyone

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Media Analysis

Introduction In the weeks following the 2016 presidential election, and the almost immediate...

Power of Pop: Media Analysis of Immigrant Representation in Popular TV Shows

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Messaging Memo

Protect Community Safety by Rejecting Enhanced Penalties1 We all want safe communities...

Tips for Talking About Law Enforcement Enhanced Penalty Laws

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Messaging Memo

Background: Our nation aspires to be a place where everyone enjoys full...

Talking About Economic Justice

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Messaging Memo

The immigration experience, one of moving from a familiar home to an uncertain...

Quick Tips for Talking Immigration Issues

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Messaging Memo

On Monday, June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed portions of President Trump’s...

Talking About the Muslim Ban

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Latest Insights

by Adam Luna, Vice President for Program Strategy and Impact Many communications strategies...

Our New Narrative Innovators Lab

by Ellen Buchman, President, The Opportunity Agenda The team at The Opportunity Agenda...

A Bold Look, A Bold Vision: The New TOA Brand, Website & Plan for Justice

by Ellen Buchman, President, The Opportunity Agenda Organizers are marking the annual celebration...

#EmbraceEquity Continues When We #EmbraceEachOther

Pregnancy – and giving birth – should be among the most meaningful and...

Birthing Justice: Raising the Standards for Maternal Health

I am the dream and the hope of the slave. Justice Ketanji Brown...

The Trial of Justice Jackson: a Retrospective

We are pleased to introduce Sara Stuart, long-time TOA friend, supporter, and non-profit...

Meet TOA’s Board: Sara Stuart

by Ellen Buchman Today, President Joseph Biden has made history by nominating Judge...

Celebrating the Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court

by Ellen Buchman The vision for a truly inclusive democracy, one in which...

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: We Must Continue the Push for Voting Rights

[caption id="attachment_760" align="alignright" width="300"] | Maritza Guzmán[/caption] This fall we welcomed two new...

Meet TOA’s Board: Maritza Guzmán

This fall we welcomed two new board members to The Opportunity Agenda. Today...

Meet TOA’s Board: Kat O’Brien

By Ellen Buchman The journey toward the formidable aspiration of liberation for all...

Maintaining the Narrative Trajectory for LGBTQ+ Liberation

By Josephine Kalipeni When my father’s chronic illness worsened just a few short...

Black Women Need Build Back Better

By Chrystian Rodriguez When I was young, my grandparents, aunts, and uncles in...

Reclaiming Power Through Horror

Today we explore the story behind long-time TOA Board Member Yasmin Cader, Deputy...

Meet TOA’s Board: Yasmin Cader

Today we explore the story behind Aduke Thelwell, seasoned strategic communications consultant and...

Meet TOA’s Board: Aduke Thelwell

By Abrielle De Veaux As educators and students like me head back to...

Critical Race Theory on TikTok, a Student Perspective

By Abrielle De Veaux As a Black woman, I’ve always had a complicated...

Talking About Black Women in Sports

By Ellen Buchman The late Congressman John Lewis told us that to...

Supreme Court Decision Requires Good Trouble to Defend Voting Rights

Early in April, we launched Shifting the Narrative, an extensive report the delves...

Shifting the Narrative Livestream Recap

As the murder trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues, one can’t...

Derek Chauvin’s Trial Signals a Broader Shift for Criminal Justice

By Ellen Buchman I’ve built my career bringing together coalitions and community, and...

This White Feminist Knows that “Race-Silent” Policies are Insufficient and Part of the Problem

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we...

Painting a Vision of Economic Justice for All

2020 has been a difficult year, but, amidst the struggle, we have seen how communities...

Celebrate Liberation – Four Stories of Community Victory

By Sughey Ramirez The voices of millions were heard at the ballot box and...

Don’t be a Hater this Holiday Season: 5 Power Moves

As we all prepare for what may be a turbulent post-election period of competing...

Messaging for Systemic Change After the Election

By Abrielle De Veaux Our Voter Spotlight Series, inspired by @darkest.hue on Instagram, highlights...

#MyVoiceisMyVote Spotlight Series

By Betsy Theobald Richards (Cherokee Nation) After decades of fighting erasure from our...

Native Artists: Shifting our National Script

by Elizabeth Johnsen As the devastating coronavirus sweeps the United States, we have...

Talking About COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic, and Health Equity

By Ellen Buchman The systemic racism that has driven so much violence against...

We Stand With You, #JusticeOutLoud

By Ellen Buchman One of our country's greatest promises is that we all...

We Call for #JusticeOutLoud

By Ellen Buchman Even on the heels of the challenges of 2019, I’m...

Turbulent Times Call for Justice Out Loud

By Ellen Buchman This Sunday will be the height of team pride for...

Pride vs. Prejudice: Put the Tomahawk Chop to Rest

It seems like an obvious truth, but bears repeating: Fear skews people’s view...

The Fear Scale: Fear and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System

By Sughey Ramirez Happy Latinx Heritage Month! A new report from the PEW...

¡Entérate! 8 Books to Know this Latinx Heritage Month

“On behalf of The Steering Committee of The Opportunity Agenda, it gives...

Ellen Buchman Appointed as Organization’s New President

By India Thusi Everyone in our country deserves to live in a society...

#2020Census: The Value of Counting Everyone

It was a word I hadn’t heard before, spoken by Ted Koppel, of...

The Central Park Five: Looking Back

By Elizabeth Johnsen Over the past couple years, we have heard a dominant...

#LoveYourBorderlands, a Photo Essay

There are few topics in the current era that have garnered as much...

More Than Just a Fad: The Power of the Cultural Influencer

Dear Friends: Leading The Opportunity Agenda over the past 13 years has been...

Leadership Change at The Opportunity Agenda

When the lights went up at the end of the Broadway play, American Son, the show was...

American Son: The Power of Community Discussion

By Elizabeth Johnsen “It’s the same dirt on both sides.” That’s what...

Reaffirming our Values in Immigration Reform

By Ricardo Cueva I recently moved to New York City and this month...

A Humanitarian Responsibility: The Migrants

The Founding Fathers, Their Words Interpreted Today and Defeating Kavanaugh. The Opportunity Agenda...

#Disrupt The So-called Originalists

By Ellen Buchman The Founding Fathers, Their Words Interpreted Today and Defeating Kavanaugh....

Ellen Buchman

By Stephanie Kelly To truly understand the importance of the Flores Settlement, we...

Save Flores: Defend Protections for Migrant Children

At the beginning of August, more than 3,000 progressive digital activists convened in...

Listen: Activists Share Their Self Care Tips

By Porshéa Patterson-Hurst Donning a military style buzz cut and mullet reminiscence of...

What does safety really mean in America?

By Porshéa Patterson-Hurst "They're not innocent." "If you cross the border unlawfully, then we...

Better Together: Families, Immigration, and Community in the U.S.

By Aseante Renee Perception controls opinion in our culture. If you control perception,...

Messaging & Reports

Explore our communications and research resources designed to strengthen your work and make an impact on the issues that matter most to you.

Rise Above: Countering Fear-Based Messaging

Rejecting Bigotry, Demanding Action

10 Facts About Public Attitudes Toward Economic Opportunity

5 Key Facts: Online Discussion of Immigration in The Trump Era

Speaking Out on SB4, Texas’ Harmful Racial Profiling Law

Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice

Expanding Opportunity for Everyone

Power of Pop: Media Analysis of Immigrant Representation in Popular TV Shows

Tips for Talking About Law Enforcement Enhanced Penalty Laws

Talking About Economic Justice

Quick Tips for Talking Immigration Issues

Talking About the Muslim Ban

Latest Insights

Our New Narrative Innovators Lab

A Bold Look, A Bold Vision: The New TOA Brand, Website & Plan for Justice

#EmbraceEquity Continues When We #EmbraceEachOther

Birthing Justice: Raising the Standards for Maternal Health

The Trial of Justice Jackson: a Retrospective

Meet TOA’s Board: Sara Stuart

Celebrating the Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: We Must Continue the Push for Voting Rights

Meet TOA’s Board: Maritza Guzmán

Meet TOA’s Board: Kat O’Brien

Maintaining the Narrative Trajectory for LGBTQ+ Liberation

Black Women Need Build Back Better

Reclaiming Power Through Horror

Meet TOA’s Board: Yasmin Cader

Meet TOA’s Board: Aduke Thelwell

Critical Race Theory on TikTok, a Student Perspective

Talking About Black Women in Sports

Supreme Court Decision Requires Good Trouble to Defend Voting Rights

Shifting the Narrative Livestream Recap

Derek Chauvin’s Trial Signals a Broader Shift for Criminal Justice

This White Feminist Knows that “Race-Silent” Policies are Insufficient and Part of the Problem

Painting a Vision of Economic Justice for All

Celebrate Liberation – Four Stories of Community Victory

Don’t be a Hater this Holiday Season: 5 Power Moves

Messaging for Systemic Change After the Election

#MyVoiceisMyVote Spotlight Series

Native Artists: Shifting our National Script

Talking About COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic, and Health Equity

We Stand With You, #JusticeOutLoud

We Call for #JusticeOutLoud

Turbulent Times Call for Justice Out Loud

Pride vs. Prejudice: Put the Tomahawk Chop to Rest

The Fear Scale: Fear and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System

¡Entérate! 8 Books to Know this Latinx Heritage Month

Ellen Buchman Appointed as Organization’s New President

#2020Census: The Value of Counting Everyone

The Central Park Five: Looking Back

#LoveYourBorderlands, a Photo Essay

More Than Just a Fad: The Power of the Cultural Influencer

Leadership Change at The Opportunity Agenda

American Son: The Power of Community Discussion

Reaffirming our Values in Immigration Reform

A Humanitarian Responsibility: The Migrants

#Disrupt The So-called Originalists

Ellen Buchman

Save Flores: Defend Protections for Migrant Children

Listen: Activists Share Their Self Care Tips

What does safety really mean in America?

Better Together: Families, Immigration, and Community in the U.S.

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