Rashad Robinson is a two-decade social justice leader whose strategies have led to real wins in the realms of racial justice, LGBT rights and more. In this book, he shows clearly why some fights for change stall while others succeed.

From Presence to Power takes readers on a journey to becoming more powerful—individually and collectively. Rashad outlines ten core principles for making change in today’s era that are too often ignored, rooted in fresh insights, revealing examples and behind-the-scenes accounts drawn from the frontlines of social change. He offers readers in-depth accounts of taking on Mark Zuckerberg and Big Tech, Hollywood, and the political establishment, and of breaking through on criminal justice reform by helping to launch the progressive prosecutor movement—all of which are instructive for taking on those who profit from injustice today. Rashad also provides exercises readers can go through on their own: tangible, practical tools for helping readers become more effective and powerful themselves.

Rashad wrote this book for a simple reason: In order for our movements to win, we need to raise our strategy game. That means we need shared language, sharper tools, and more strategic frameworks for thinking about power—and a deeper analysis of what we’re getting right and wrong when we fight for the causes we believe in. This book is his way of putting those resources in the hands of people working at all levels of social change.