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ACLU
“The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.”
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Because Of Them We Can
“Because of Them We Can® was started by Eunique Jones Gibson in February 2013 as a 28-day photo campaign where children appeared as iconic Black history figures of the past and present. Inspired by her sons, Chase and Amari, it was a way to teach and refresh Black history while connecting the dots between the past, present and future. Today, Because of Them We Can® has evolved into a movement via an online platform that reaches millions of people monthly across our digital footprint.”
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Black AIDS Institute
“Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is dedicated to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Black community. BAI is the only uniquely and unapologetically Black HIV think and do tank in America. We believe in complete freedom for Black people by eradicating systematic oppression so that we can live long, healthy lives.”
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Black Lives Matter
“#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.”
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BLD PWR
“BLD PWR engages pop culture, education, and activism to build and train an inclusive community of entertainers and athletes to advance radical social change. BLD PWR partners with grassroots causes and organizations at the intersections of gender, immigration, economic, educational, environmental and racial justice movements.”
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Campaign Zero
“Campaign Zero encourages policymakers to focus on solutions with the strongest evidence of effectiveness at reducing police violence. Our platform is continuously updated in response to the findings and insights of researchers and organizers nationwide.”
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Center For Antiracist Research
“The Boston University Center for Antiracist Research represents a collaborative research and education effort across multiple disciplines to build a world where racial equity and social justice prevail. Our mission is to produce knowledge for change’s sake. Directed by Ibram X. Kendi.”
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Color of Change
“Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.”
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George Floyd Memorial Foundation
“The George Floyd Memorial Foundation was established as a nonprofit organization by George Floyd’s sister, Bridgett, together with other members of the Floyd family in August 2020. The George Floyd Memorial Foundation works to unite our voices for change, challenge the systemic obstacles facing our community, and eliminate the violence against and murder of unarmed, non-violent, and non-resisting Black individuals. Our programs mobilize communities, address the root causes of inequality such as economic opportunity, and combat the systemic violence affecting Black Americans by working to build a fair legal system.“
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Human Rights Watch
“Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. We direct our advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with our policies, mission, and values. We partner with organizations large and small across the globe to protect embattled activists and to help hold abusers to account and bring justice to victims.”
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Movement For Black Lives
“The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) formed in December of 2014, was created as a space for Black organizations across the country to debate and discuss the current political conditions, develop shared assessments of what political interventions were necessary in order to achieve key policy, cultural and political wins, convene organizational leadership in order to debate and co-create a shared movement wide strategy. Under the fundamental idea that we can achieve more together than we can separately.”
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NAACP
“We are the home of grassroots activism for civil rights and social justice. We have more than 2,200 units across the nation, powered by well over 2 million activists. In our cities, schools, companies, and courtrooms, we are the legacy of W.E.B. Dubois, Ida B. Wells, Thurgood Marshall, and many other giants of civil rights.”
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Reclaim The Block
“Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety. We believe health, safety and resiliency exist without police of any kind. We organize around policies that strengthen community-led safety initiatives and reduce reliance on police departments. We do not believe that increased regulation of or public engagement with the police will lead to safer communities, as community testimony and documented police conduct suggest otherwise.”
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Showing Up For Racial Justice
“Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national organization that brings hundreds of thousands of white people into fights for racial and economic justice.”
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Solutions Not Punishment Co.
“Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative is a Black Trans and Queer led organization that builds safety within our community, investing in our collective embodied leadership, and building political power. We envision a vibrant, radically inclusive metro Atlanta where all our people are safe and free, have the opportunity to live and thrive as their as their authentic selves.”
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The Leadership Conference
“The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 230 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, The Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society — an America as good as its ideals.”
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The Okra Project
“The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.“
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The Transgender District
“Founded by three black trans women in 2017 as Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. The mission of the Transgender District is to create an urban environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and its deep roots in the southeastern Tenderloin neighborhood. The transgender district aims to stabilize and economically empower the transgender community through ownership of homes, businesses, historic and cultural sites, and safe community spaces.”
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United We Dream
“United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. We create welcoming spaces for young people – regardless of immigration status – to support, engage, and empower them to make their voice heard and win!”
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Until Freedom
“Until Freedom is an intersectional social justice organization rooted in the leadership of diverse people of color to address systemic and racial injustice. At Until Freedom, we believe that those closest to the pain are closest to the solution, therefore, we focus on investing in those who are the most directly impacted by cyclical poverty, inequality, and state violence. We are a clearinghouse for advocates, new & budding activists, seasoned community organizers, students, movement lawyers, entertainers and artists, policy experts, formerly & currently incarcerated individuals, and survivors of gun violence to work linearly to uplift all of our people. Everyone is worthy, everyone is needed to win.“
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Blavity
“Blavity is a tech company for forward thinking Black millennials pushing the boundaries of culture and the status quo.”
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Colorlines
“COLORLINES is a daily news site where race matters, featuring award-winning in-depth reporting, news analysis, opinion and curation. COLORLINES is published by Race Forward, a national organization that advances racial justice through research, media and practice.”
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Huffpost Black Voices
“Amplifying the black experience one story at a time. #AllBlackLivesMatter”
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The Intercept
“The Intercept is an award-winning news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Its in-depth investigations and unflinching analysis focus on politics, war, surveillance, corruption, the environment, technology, criminal justice, the media, and more. The Intercept gives its journalists the editorial freedom and legal support they need to expose corruption and injustice wherever they find it.”
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The Marshall Project
“The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. We have an impact on the system through journalism, rendering it more fair, effective, transparent and humane.”
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The Root
“The Root provides an unflinching analysis of issues in the Black community and engages diverse viewpoints that are provocative, savvy and smart.”
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Rock The Vote
“In 1990, music executives founded Rock the Vote in response to the censorship of hip-hop and rap artists. Our first partnership, with MTV, promoted the message that “Censorship is Un-American” and activated millions of young people across the country to exercise their rights and represent their interests. For thirty years, we have continuously adapted to the changing landscapes of media, technology and culture to breakthrough and empower each new generation.”
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Vote Save America
“Vote Save America is a website, an initiative, and a community designed to help guide you with each step you need to take throughout the year to have the impact you want.”
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When We All Vote
“When We All Vote is a leading national, nonpartisan initiative on a mission to change the culture around voting and to increase participation in each and every election by helping to close the race and age gap. Created by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote brings together individuals, institutions, brands, and organizations to register new voters across the country and advance civic education for the entire family and voters of every age to build an informed and engaged electorate for today and generations to come. We empower our supporters and volunteers to take action through voting, advocating for their rights, and holding their elected officials accountable.”
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Anti-Racism Daily
“Learn and take action to dismantle white supremacy.”
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Asians 4 Antiracism
“2 NYers sharing resources we’ve found helpful in educating ourselves.”
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Everyday Racism
“Authors of “The Mixed Race Experience” – Naomi and Natalie”
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For Breonna
“Getting justice for Breonna Taylor has been difficult enough. The link below makes the process simple and straightforward.”
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From Privilege to Progress
“The global movement to desegregate the public conversation about race and racism. The mission is to create awareness and conversation that inspires action toward racial equity and justice in ourselves and in our systems.”
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Hate Is A Virus
“A community of mobilizers and amplifiers dedicated to dismantling racism and other forms of hate.”
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Help Save Brandon
“RIP 7/3/80- 12/10/20. Run by Brandon’s defense team/not affiliated with any other account w Brandon’s image/message/name.”
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Impact
“Follow for digestible and socially-impactful content.”
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Interracial Activists
“Managed by @activistwannnabe (she/her) and @izzykillla (they/them)”
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Justice For Elijah McClain
“This page is now maintained by Elijah McClain’s mother – Sheneen McClain”
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Justice For George NYC
“Centralized info/updates on protests in NYC for #blacklivesmatter and racial justice.”
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No White Saviors
“EDUCATION. ADVOCACY. ACTION. If you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not listening. Education based in Uganda. Kusimama, Africa.”
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Shit You Should Care About
“Helping you give a shit about literally anything.”
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Sons & Brothers
“Focused on making health and opportunity happen for America's young people of color. When our sons and daughters succeed, we all succeed.”
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Stop AAPI Hate
“A coalition addressing anti-Asian hate in the U.S.”
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The Great Unlearn
“A community of everyday human beings committed to curiosity for what is possible in the world. Monthly self paced syllabi curated by @rachel.cargle.”
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The Slacktivists
“Community based comprehensive media. Knowledge is power, here’s what you need to know.”
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Why Don't We Discuss
“Introducing you to important topics & issues!”
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Ibram X. Kendi
“Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in America. In July 2020, he assumed the position of director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University. Kendi was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.”
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Ijeoma Oluo
“Ijeoma Oluo is an American writer. She is the author of So You Want to Talk About Race and has written for The Guardian, Jezebel, The Stranger, Medium, and The Establishment, where she was also an editor-at-large.”
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Kimberlé Crenshaw
“Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory. She is a professor at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, where she specializes in race and gender issues.”
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Layla F. Saad
“Layla Saad is a British social-media figure and author. After starting an Instagram trend #MeAndWhiteSupremacy, she developed her work into the digital Me and White Supremacy Workbook. It was published in 2020 as the book Me and White Supremacy, which entered The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Rachel Elizabeth Cargle
“Rachel Cargle is a Black American author, speaker, and activist known for her involvement in anti-racism.”
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Reni Eddo-Lodge
“Reni Eddo-Lodge FRSL is a British journalist and author, whose writing primarily focuses on feminism and exposing structural racism.”
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Sophie Williams
“Sophie Williams is a TED Speaker, leading anti-racism advocate and author of Anti Racist Ally. She has written for publications such as TheGuardian, Cosmopolitan and Elle as well as delivering training sessions for major organisations such as Apple, Sky,Cambridge University and UK Civil Service.”