About Us
Who We Are
Born in the wake of the Ferguson uprising, The Truth Telling Project is a community-led grassroots organization that centers the voices of those affected by systemic oppression and violence and those fighting for the dignity of Black lives.
Mission
The Truth Telling Project supports and implements grassroots, community-centered truth-telling and reparations processes to achieve Black liberation and BIPOC solidarity, amplify traditionally silenced and disenfranchised voices, and abolish white supremacy.
Our Work
Listening
It’s Time to Listen is an educational platform that amplifies the voices of parents, sisters, brothers, partners, community members, activists, and organizers who have experienced police violence. The intention of archiving the videos of these unapologetic truth tellers whose stories speak to state-sanctioned violence, racism and the insidious manifestations of racism.
Testimonies
The Truth comes in many forms: protest, song, theater, video, and storytelling. We refer to these truths as testimonies because we believe it’s time to regard our voices and our experiences as valid, dignified, and real. Truth Telling in this context does not lay claim to all truth but instead explores the multiple truths of those at the margins who are often silenced and overlooked. We hope these testimonies help nuance ideas of who these “criminals,” hashtags, and victims really were and really are. We also hope you listen with an open and honest heart.