About · The Remembrance Day Project
The future is built on the stories we choose to remember.
Remembrance is a nationally recognized Afrofuturism campaign for elders — an American collective memory project. Think “The MOTH” or “TED Talks,” where we blend storytelling and practical action into a platform that restores elders as our community anchors.
Our Mission
To create spaces for storytelling, foster cultural connections, and amplify cultural expression across generations.
How
Through our podcasts, live local celebrations, and a local-to-national storytelling network, we are building a culture of remembrance for us, by us.
Our Goals
A National Holiday
Remembrance Day will be a call to action — to listen, to watch, and to learn from those who’ve come before us. A holiday that celebrates elders, honors their wisdom, and bridges generational gaps through advocacy and tech. More than a day: a movement.
Generating Collective Memory
In an increasingly fractured America, Remembrance resurfaces shared values and rebuilds intergenerational community — committed to reaching the 12,000+ U.S. neighborhoods without an oral history, before we lose the elders who carry it.
The Founder
Since 2020, our founder Robert Jackson has been speaking across the country about creating a new national holiday centered on communal wisdom — believing that by elevating storytellers, especially our elders, we can ignite a spirit of radical curiosity.