Courtney Holland

2025

In Community: The Voices of Social Justice Origin Stories / Project Updates

In Community Vol. 1: The Voices of Social Justice Origin Stories | 2024 + 2025

 No one gets to where they are by themselves, and this project would not exist without the collective wisdom of the storytellers who’ve shared their stories with us.

This is Volume 1 of “In Community”, a special series from Social Justice Origin Stories. This annual series brings together the voices of storytellers whose stories were published in a given year.

Many thanks to the storytellers who have contributed to this project and have trusted me and this space with their sharing.

December 23, 2025
Take This With You

Take This With You Vol. 2 | Social Justice Origin Stories

This is Volume 2 of “Take This With You“, a special series from Social Justice Origin Stories. Storytelling is a gift, and in this series, storytellers reflect on what they hope stays with you after their episode ends. As you listen to their sharing, consider this moment as an invitation to reflect on your own journey.

August 6, 2025
The Justice We Imagine

The Justice We Imagine Vol. 2 | Social Justice Origin Stories

This is Volume 2 of “The Justice We Imagine”, a special series from Social Justice Origin Stories. This series focuses on storytellers’ responses to three essential questions:  

When is true social justice possible?

What shapes our approach to the work?

Why does understanding and sharing our social justice origin stories matter?

As you listen to their responses, reflect on what your answers might be.

May 28, 2025

2024

Project Updates

Thank You For Listening: SJOS 2024

That’s a wrap for this year. Many thanks to the storytellers who have contributed to this project and helped to give it life through their sharing. And thank you for listening, watching, and sharing their stories. Let’s hold our people close. Remember that people have always resisted and worked for liberation.  It will remain even more critical for us to share and spread our stories in the days and years to come. 

December 30, 2024
Personal Journeys

Working in Cooperation and Opposition for the Greater Good with Courtney Holland

DEI Practitioner, Health Equity advocate, Educator, and lover of STEM Courtney Holland shares how her experiences spending Saturdays at a union hall for auto workers with her father in Detroit and her academic and cultural awakening after taking an Introduction to African American Studies as an undergraduate student laid the foundation for her current understanding of equity issues and her commitment to social justice.

She speaks on the essential role of culturally relevant education, the power of sharing our collective narratives, the complexities of doing DEI work within a capitalistic framework, and the journey of sitting with anger in social justice work.

October 17, 2024