Racial injustice
Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)
The M4BL is a coalition representing the interests of Black communities across the United States. They share a comprehensive and visionary policy agenda to acquire rights, recognition and resources for Black people including reparations for past and continuing injustices, divestment from institutions that wrongfully criminalize Black people and investment in their education and safety. Learn more at M4BL.ORG
Equal Justice Initiative
The Equal Justice Initiative’s mission is to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States and to challenge racial and economic injustices in the legal system. Their work includes advocacy for criminal justice reform—including abolition of the death penalty—as well as public education projects that include books, documentary and feature films, websites, lesson plans and community programs. Just Mercy, a #1 best-selling book written by the group’s founder, Bryan Stevenson, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning feature film in 2019. They also recently began a national effort to create spaces and memorials that address the legacy of slavery, lynching and racial segregation. Learn more at EJI.ORG
Innocence Project
The mission of the Innocence Project is to “free the staggering number of innocent people who have been wrongfully incarcerated and to bring reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment.” Their work includes policy reform, education, research and support for exonerees post-release. Their research estimates that about 5% of all prisoners in the United States are innocent. To date, the Project has exonerated 375 people; nearly 70% are people of color and 21 had served time on death row. Learn more at INNOCENCEPROJECT.ORG
COLOR OF CHANGE
Color of Change is a progressive nonprofit civil rights advocacy group. Inspired by Hurricane Katrina, the organization uses online resources to strengthen the political voice of African-Americans in the United States. A national online force, driven by millions of members, they move decision makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile environment for Black people, and all people. Learn more at COLOROFCHANGE.ORG
THE HBCU FOUNDATION
The HBCU Foundation is a non-profit organization whose aim is to provide scholarships, internships and career opportunities to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Learn more at THEHBCUFOUNDATION.ORG
