A Look at Race Relations Through a Child’s Eyes
Anderson Cooper details a study that seeks to gain insight into the way black and white children perceive each other.
A Conversation with My Black Son
In this short documentary, parents reveal their struggles with telling their black sons that they may be targets of racial profiling by the police.
Let’s Get to the Root of Racial Injustice
In this inspiring and powerful talk, Megan Francis traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out “fix-all” cures to…
Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History
Confederacy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Confederate symbols are still celebrated despite the ugly history they symbolize. John Oliver suggests some representations of southern pride that involve less racism and more Stephen Colbert.
The Truth About the Confederacy in the United States
Jeffery Robinson, the ACLU’s top racial justice expert, discusses the dark history of Confederate symbols across the country and outlines what we can do to learn from our past and…
We Need to Talk about an Injustice
In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system,…
Reconstruction in America
Illustration of EJI’s report, Reconstruction in America (http://eji.org/reconstruction). The report documents nearly 2,000 more confirmed racial terror lynchings of Black people by white mobs in America than previously detailed, bringing…
Slavery to Mass Incarceration
The myth of racial difference created to sustain American slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. The Equal Justice Initiative works to end mass incarceration, excessive…
Terror Lynching in America
Our history of racial terror casts a shadow across the U.S. landscape. We must engage it more honestly. The Equal Justice Initiative works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and…
