Supporting courageous conversations
in your organization and community

Welcome to the
Let’s Talk Race experience

This is a space where we provide tools, resources, support and training to start a Let’s Talk Race experience in your community. We've created a pathway for you to customize the program and make it your own.

Let’s Talk Race, LTR for short, began at the Richland Library in Columbia, South Carolina in 2016. We started using small circles of dialogue to spark courageous conversations about race. Our journey continues and we hope you will join us in doing the work.

Goals of the Let's Talk Race experience

“Creating brave spaces for people to put down their defenses and try on new perspectives is the way we’ll build a more just, equitable and fair society.”

— Melanie Huggins, Richland Library Executive Director

  • Discussion in a diverse group

    Create opportunities for civic engagement

  • Discussion in a diverse group

    Build community connections

  • Discussion in a diverse group

    Encourage courageous conversations

4,000+ Let's Talk Race experience participants.
Featured in Library Journal
More than 250 events and community conversations hosted (in-person and online).

Details about the learning program

We've devised a learning pathway to help you get started, build facilitation skills and create conversation guides to hold your own circles of dialog. Take a step-by-step approach or start exploring to see what you might need.

Getting Started

All the tools you need to begin your Let's Talk Race journey.

Facilitation Modules

Essential skills and techniques to lead an LTR conversation.

Conversation Guides

Five ready-to-use guides and a step-by-step approach on how to build your own.

Toolkit and Library

A variety of supports based on what we've learned from doing the work.

Videos from Richland

Hear directly from facilitators at Richland Library and learn from their experiences.

Let's Talk Race Curriculum
Free

Your intentional decision to advance racial equity and inclusion in your community is the first step on your Let's Talk Race journey. We hope that this curriculum creates pathways to trusted spaces for your community to learn and grow.


✓ Five Facilitation Modules
✓ Conversation Guides
✓ Video Resources
✓ Racial Equity and Inclusion Toolkit
✓ Community & Connection via Slack Workspace
Central Carolina Community Foundation, Richland Library Friends + Foundation, AARP, Colonial Live, Dominion Energy, Richland Library

This project was made possible by generous support from: