MS Reading-Roll of Thunder: Racism Today

• Blacks and whites see racism in the United States very, very differently

  CNN, 8/18/17
• Know your history: understanding racism in the U.S.

  Al Jazeera, 8/15/15
• TED Talks to help you understand racism in America
• Why are people still racist? What science says about America's race problem.

  Washington Post, 8/14/17
• Racial Conflict

  CQ Researcher report, 1/8/16
• Racism and Mental Health

  American Psychiatric Association, 10/6/17

Segregation of Cities - Maps

Infographics:  How segregated is your city?

10 Most Segregated Cities

Mapping Chicago's Racial Divide

Mapping the LA Riots from Rodney King to Koreatown

Katrina flooding and black neighborhoods  (see p.9 for map)

Race Discrimination Statistics (EEOC)

Children in poverty (map)

• Alliance for Justice

  Works to preserve human rights and access to the courts
• American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity
• American Civil Liberties Union

  Works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States
• Anti-Defamation League: Race & Racial Justice

  Works to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all
• The Civil Rights Project (UCLA)
• Equality of Opportunity Project

  A collaborative project, included representation from Stanford, Harvard and Brown
• Incite!: Women of Color Against Violence

  Grassroots radical feminists of color networking organization
• The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

  A civil and human rights coalition
• NAACP

  The nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization
• National Civic League: Racial Equity
• National Coalition on School Diversity

  Focuses on elementary & secondary schools
• Racial Equity Resource Guide: Organizations

  Searchable database
• Southern Poverty Law Center

  Dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society
• Trans Women of Color Collective
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• U.S. Department of Justice: Community Relations Service

  Works to help resolve racial and ethnic tensions, civil disorder based on race, color, or national origin, and to address and prevent hate crimes.
• Urban Institute

  Develops economic and social policy research