Resources
Select from the categories below to access information ranging from articles and educational resources (what is anti-racism, redlining, etc), to videos, to various organizations and funds already helping the Black community.
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…
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,…
What is White Privilege?
White privilege is often described through the lens of Peggy McIntosh’s groundbreaking essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” The essay, originally published in 1988, is often the starting point for developing…
White-Savior Complex
The white-savior complex is defined as an idea in which a white person, or more broadly a white culture, “rescues” people of color from their own situation. We see the…
