Bill Bynum: Linking our past and present reality of racial injustice

On this past week’s livestream conversation, Bill Bynum of Hope Credit Union placed our present realities of racial inequality in the context of our nation’s history of slavery, the civil rights movement, and countless efforts to fight social and economic injustices. Watch the excerpt.

Announcing Yonder Radio: Rural Conversations with National Reach

March 19, 2026 No Comments

Introducing Yonder Radio, a free, one-hour radio show and podcast from the Center for Rural Strategies

Women’s History Month: Back to Middle School

March 12, 2026 No Comments

Rural Assembly Director Madeline Matson returns to middle school for Women’s History Month.

Drawing Resilience: Casey Orr

March 5, 2026 No Comments

Photographer Casey Orr has been documenting the ways people find each other, and themselves, through how they present themselves to the world her entire career. Her current project focuses on rural young people in northern England and eastern Washington State.

Rural Assembly 2025 Annual Report

February 23, 2026 No Comments

Learn more about the Rural Assembly in our 2025 Annual Report.

What Rural Communities Need to Know about Data Centers

February 5, 2026 No Comments

Join us online 2 p.m. ET March 4 for a 90-minute interactive session “What Rural Communities Need to Know about AI Data Centers” designed to cut through the noise and help rural practitioners and community members understand what’s currently disputed about data center impacts.

Let’s Talk: At your event or at the local diner, we want to connect in 2026

January 22, 2026 No Comments

Why Rural Assembly is hitting the road in 2026—and how you can invite us to your community.