OUR LEADERSHIP

Rev. EDWIN ROBINSON

Rev. Edwin Robinson is a community organizer, political strategist, and coalition builder committed to helping Black faith communities organize their collective power for justice and long-term social change. His work is rooted in the belief that ordinary people—especially Black, working-class, and faith-rooted communities—hold the power to dismantle systems of oppression and build a more just and liberated society.

Rev. Robinson is the Co-Founder of the Black Faith Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to organizing, developing, and mobilizing Black faith leaders and traditions for collective liberation and material social change. Alongside this work, he is the Founder of Bridge North Texas, a 10-year regional campaign focused on building political, narrative, and economic power across the region.

He currently serves as the inaugural Community Organizer in Residence at the Center for Theology and Justice at Brite Divinity School. Rev. Robinson also organized Dallas Black Clergy for Safety, Equity, and Justice, helping unite pastors across North Texas to lead at the intersection of faith, justice, and public life.

A retired U.S. Army veteran and former adjunct professor at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, Rev. Robinson previously designed and launched the Regional Organizers for Community Change – Texas program through Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice.

Rev. Robinson’s work centers organizing, faith leadership, and movement building, equipping communities to move from meeting immediate needs to changing systems and building the long-term power necessary for justice and collective flourishing. Through organizing, teaching, and writing—including A World Changers Guide to Giving a Damn and How Black Churches Can Change the World, —he continues to equip faith leaders and communities to lead transformative change.

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”

MALCOLM X