National Organizations

Anti-Defamation League - The Anti-Defamation League’s mission is to work towards an “ever-more just society by continually developing new programs, policies and skills to expose and combat whatever holds us back. We are focused on what brings us closer to this ideal. Ours is a shared journey.”

Center for Antiracist Research - The goal of the Center for Antiracist Research, at Boston University, is to bring together researchers and practitioners from various fields to “figure out novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice.”

NAACP - The largest and most distinguished civil rights organization in this country, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People works to “secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and wellbeing of all persons.”

Equal Justice Initiative “EJI” - EJI is a private nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to those who have been wrongfully or illegally convicted or unfairly sentenced in the effort to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the criminal justice system.