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Here you will find various links to sites of relevance to this class. Brief descriptions are for the most part quotes from the various organization's homepages. |
The Anti-racism Net - A project of the Institute for Global Communication. A good source for current events and activism against racism.
Women of Color Resources - The Women of Color Web is dedicated to providing access to writings by and about women of color in the U.S. We focus specifically on issues related to feminisms, sexualities, and reproductive health and rights. The site also provides links to organizations, discussion lists, and academic tools concerned specifically with women of color. Authors whose works are featured on the site include: Ana Castillo, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Patricia Hill Collins, Kimberle Crenshaw, Marlene Gerber Fried, Elaine J. Hall, Iris Lopez, Lynn Lu, Sia Nawrojee, Laurie Nsia-Jefferson, Dorothy E. Roberts, Loretta Ross, Sonia Shah, Jael Silliman, Barbara Smith, Stephen Trombley, and Martha Ward.
Chicano/ latino net - General Latino focused Internet site at UCLA.
Asian American concerns and issues - contains links to topics of concern to the Asian American community.
NativeWeb - NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about native or Indigenous nations, peoples and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving native peoples' usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate native use of this technology.
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12 - This bibliography was compiled by P. Ann Kaupp, Head of the Department of Anthropology's Outreach Office at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Fiona Burnett, while an intern in the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University, Maureen Malloy, now Coordinator of Public Programs at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, and Cheryl Wilson, presently editor in the Publications Office of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).
Malcolm X research site - This web page is designed to be a resource for scholarship in Black Studies and the political development of activists in the Black Liberation Movement. Malcolm X: A Research Site has been developed in the spirit of Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility, intending to make a contribution toward preserving the radical Black tradition.
The Martin Luther King Project - The King Papers Project at Stanford University is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.
N'COBRA - National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America.
Challenging White Supremacy Workshop - A workshop for activists and organizers to collectively empower ourselves as more effective anti-racist activists and organizers. Oriented toward white people interested in being an anti-racist activist. Member of The Institute for Global Communications.
Black Radical Congress - Organization formed to unite the Black left in order to rebuild a pole of radicalism in the African-American people's movement. W recognized that we should not replicate the existing work of Black radicals and their organizations, but should help to build upon that work.
Black Leadership Forum - BLF acts as a clearinghouse for national African American leaders. It brings together Black leaders to grapple with issues of the deepest significance to African Americans, particularly civil rights and major public policy issues. BLF develops a Black leadership philosophy and nurtures leaders who carefully examine trends and conditions in the African American community based on facts, and who effectively consult with the President, Congress and other policy influentials.
NAACP -National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation's largest and strongest civil rights organization. The NAACP's principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of United States and eliminate race prejudice.
Mumia Abu Jamal - International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia maintains this site. Contains news updates and links to other organizations struggling for his freedom. Mumia is an ex-Black Panther and a political prisoner held in Pennslyvania. He was framed for the death of a Philadelphia policeman in 1982.
