Anti-Racism Resources | Black Lives Matter

The #SayHerName campaign brings awareness to the often invisible names and stories of Black women and girls who have been victimized by racist police violence, and provides support to their families.

ARTS.BLACK is a journal of art criticism from Black perspectives predicated on the belief that art criticism should be an accessible dialogue – a tool through which we question, celebrate, and talk back to the global world of contemporary art. --website

#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter 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.

BlackPast.org is dedicated to providing the inquisitive public with comprehensive, reliable, and accurate information concerning the history of African Americans in the United States and people of African ancestry in other regions of the world. -- Mission Statement

Colorlines is a daily news site where race matters, featuring award-winning in-depth reporting, news analysis, and opinion. It is published by Race Forward, a national organization that advances racial justice through research, media and practice.

 Founded by Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight promotes fair elections by bringing voter discrimination to light with education programs and election reform advocacy.

Colin Kaepernick founded this organization that holds education seminars across the country for black and brown youth.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

Photography instructor Dan Fenstermacher organized a collection of photographs from ten photographers sharing their work documenting the protests around the Bay Area that have taken place in response to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.

Silicon Valley De-Bug is a community organizing, advocacy, and a multimedia storytelling organization based out of San José, California. Since its’ inception in 2001, De-Bug has been a platform for Silicon Valley's diverse communities to impact the political, cultural, and social landscape of the region, while also becoming a nationally recognized model for community-based justice work.

This collection features 2,000 selected primary source documents – historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more – from pivotal eras in African American history.

This collection provides digital access to materials documenting the roles and experiences of Black Women in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and, more broadly, women’s rights, voting rights, and civic activism between the 1850s and 1960.

The Library of Congress has millions of digitized letters, speeches, broadcasts, and a host of other primary sources. Simply type in the name of a person or event to access these items for free.

Articles, videos, podcasts, and websites from the Smithsonian that chronicle the history of anti-Black violence and inequality in the United States.

Racial Equity Tools offers tools, tips, ideas, research, and curricula to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity. Curated resources that reflect an understanding of systemic racism, power, and privilege and are accessible on-line and most content is free.

Tools and guidance offered by the National Museum of African American History & Culture. "Being an Anti-Racist", "Race and Racial Identity", "Social Identities and Systems of Oppression", are just some of the categories of topics that are covered.

A Padlet of resources put together by Dr. Nicole A. Cook, The Augusta Baker Chair at the University of South Carolina.

Campaign Zero encourages policymakers to focus on solutions at reducing police violence. Scroll to the "Research" section to see

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Mapping Police Violence is a research collaborative collecting comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to quantify the impact of police violence in communities.

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CQ Researcher, October 9, 2020. Students must login with their SSO to access this article.