Comprehensive Resource List including the following: African American Links Asian American Links General Diversity Links Higher Education Hispanic Links Journalism and Communication Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Links Native American Links People with Disabilities Science Related Career Sites Sites for Veterans Sites for Women Founded in 1996 as a media-monitoring think-tank and information clearinghouse, the African American Policy Forum works to bridge the gap between scholarly research and public discourse related to inequality, discrimination and injustice. The AAPF seeks to build bridges between academic, activist and policy-making sectors in order to advance a more inclusive and robust public discourse on the challenge of achieving equity within and across diverse communities. Developed as part of an ongoing effort to promote women¿s rights and gender rights in the context of struggles for racial justice, the AAPF strives to promote the interests of all communities who suffer from intersecting forms of discrimination (e.g., class-based, race-based, and gender-based), and unrecognized patterns of institutional discrimination. By bringing to the forefront perspectives on equity and equality that have been marginalized or distorted within the traditional parameters of public discourse, AAPF seeks to introduce counter-narratives to the "conventional wisdom" that dominates our mainstream media. Resources for the study of the African American experience are rich, varied, and abundant at The Bancroft Library. For many years, The Library has been actively building a research-level collection in African-Americana consisting of major published source materials, manuscripts, photographs and assorted ephemera. The collections document a variety of areas but fall chiefly in the humanities, social sciences, law, botany, and health sciences. For several decades, The Bancroft Library has successfully acquired almost everything published by and about major African American writers including pamphlets, introductions, prefaces, and important critical and bibliographical material. Launched in 1978, The Bancroft Library's African American Writers Collection contains thousands of books, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and other rare works by African American authors. Materials range in date from the 1790's to the present and are regularly used by students, faculty, and outside scholars. Library holdings include the papers of many notable writers such as Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Ted Joans. The book collection includes essentially all important contemporary black American writers. The Library places particular emphasis on works produced by blacks of the American West. The Bancroft Library also serves as the repository for several local African American organizations such as the NAACP West Coast Region, the Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Black Scholar Journal. With this website, we plan to highlight African American resources in California. There are so many scholarly resources, in a wide variety of formats, and located in so many places that students, faculty, and other researchers can benefit from the creation of an "umbrella" web site that pulls these rich resources together to enhance their exposure and increase their usability. We envision this site to be more than a simple list of resources. We plan to create pertinent bibliographies, develop an historical narrative of African Americans in California, and create a visual, chronological story of the influence of African Americans in California. An interactive treasure hunt through black history. Provides a window on the world of black Americans in the 1800s through photos and artwork. Scholarly journal about the history, contributions and challenges for African Americans and other Blacks in Higher Education. Articles, news stories, policy and statistical analysis about relevant historical and contemporary issues. African American Literary Site with reviews of current book releases. Site desiged to provide myraid resources for educators about multicultural education and faciliate dialogue about multicultural education. NABSE, a 5,000 plus member, nonprofit organization is the nation's largest network of African The oldest and largest Civil Rights organization in the United States, whose principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality or minority groups. What began as an idea of Mary McLeod Bethune to unite women to secure justice has grown into a multi-faceted, community-based organization. A professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of Black leadership in the public sector A good resource for current issues dealing with race. This site also has an extensive archive of important events that are related to race. Discussions of the various issues through bulletin boards is also available through membership. This is an annotated bibliography of resources on race, gender, and affirmative action intended for the use of faculty who are designing courses concerning race, gender, and affirmative action, and for students and browsers interested in a guide to the literature. This bibliography cites three types of sources: (1) short, accessible articles suitable for undergraduate teaching (noted with an asterisk); (2) longer and more technical works useful for graduate instruction or faculty reference; (3) sources available on the web (underlined, with links). The literature on race, gender, and affirmative action is much too vast to cover on any website. This bibliography aims to identify a few exemplary works for each identified theme, concentrating on works that are representative of the literature, particularly suitable for teaching or for providing faculty with a background on the issues, and that are especially relevant for assessing the arguments for and against affirmative action polici Another PBS site devoted the journalists and newspaper that gave a voice to an underrepresented population. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. The first organization on the east coast to defend and promote the legal rights of Asian Americans. A collection of resources relating to Hmong culture Chronology of Asian American History. Check out the 1941 article from Life magazine. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. A Shared Agenda Pathways to College Network (2004) A Shared Agenda, is a milestone report from the Pathways to College Network and its partners and funders. A Shared Agenda culminates three years of collaborative effort in gathering research, conducting discussions, and encouraging debate on how our society can meet the imperative of college access and success for all of its young people. A Shared Agenda offers broad policy recommendations and suggests specific steps that leaders in government, education, and communities can take to improve college access and success for underserved students. Articles that consider popular myths about affirmative action and women of color, juxtaposing the myths against women's lived realities. In particular. Author examines five myths: (1) the myth that women of color double-dip from affirmative action; (2) the myth that affirmative action disregards merit for women of color; (3) the myth that affirmative action is inappropriate for women of color because it does not fit the perpetrator-victim or reparations model; (4) the myth that affirmative action is harmful to women of color because it is stigmatizing; and (5) the myth that affirmative action is ineffective because it disregards low-income persons. By debunking these myths, the author hopes to break down barriers to the continuation of affirmative action for women of color. A national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Association of American Colleges and Universities. The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's What is affirmative action? A non-profit organization and worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. The world's leading organiztion fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigorty and whose mission is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens. Not an organization for white people, as some people might infer, we are instead a multiracial organization that looks at whiteness and white American culture. Building Chicana/o Latina/o Communities through networking The Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights was founded in 1982 in response to governmental action that put into question the basic foundations of civil rights policy as it had operated since the enactment in the 1960s of laws providing basic protections. The Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights is committed to the revitalization of a progressive civil rights agenda at the national level. Its work is grounded in the belief that such an agenda benefits the entire country, not just particular interest groups. For the nation to remain strong, we must continue to struggle together to fight bias and invidious discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity in education, employment, and housing, to promote political and economic empowerment and to guarantee equal treatment in the administration of justice. Achieving these goals also depends upon vigorous civil rights enforcement as a duty and obligation of the federal government. Denial of White Privilege. Once again, Tim Wise does a brilliant discussion on denial, privilege and life as a MAJORITY. In his article "Race to Our Credit" he takes on the behavior of whites to deny that they have had any skin color advantage. A situation that some "Caucasian Latino" would challenge. Resource on issues of campus diversity. According to the description on this site, DiversityWeb is the "most comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education that you can find anywhere." The site is designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission. DiversityWeb began, in 1995, as a collaborative project between the University of Maryland, College Park and AAC&U. As of June 2002, AAC&U's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives and the DiversityWeb Advisory Board assumed full responsibility for the site. Questions, comments, and suggested resources should be directed to Michelle Asha Cooper at diversityweb@aacu.org. A diversity news Web site with current news and information Below are the instructions UW System employees and students should follow to obtain full membership access to rthe DiversityInc.com web site and magazine. Students, faculty, and staff of the University of Wisconsin may take advantage of their U of W sponsored subscriptions, by accessing the following link to our corporate signup page: http://www.diversityinc.com/public/1670.cfm Choose the University of Wisconsin from the Company drop down menu, fill in their physical address, etc. and will choose a case sensitive username. Upon completion of the form, they will receive an email confirming your chosen username and an automatically generated password from webmaster@diversityinc.com. University of Wisconsin Employees and students may login to their subscription via their free daily newsletter (if they've opted to receive it), at the DiversityInc.com website or via the following login link: http://www.DiversityInc.com/members/login.cfm Talking to childres about violence and other sensitive and complex issues in the world A resourse for innovative people and institutions worldwide that provides a limited number of grants. Responsible for coordination the pgrams and operations of state government that promote or otherwise affect the establishment, strengthening and preservation of minority business enterprises. Maintains the largest full-time lobbying team in the nation devoted to issues of fairness for lesbian and gay Americans. The latest and most relevant information on issues confronting communities facing the combined challenges of race and poverty Monitors hate groups nationwide, great information! Home to socially-concerned, issue-oriented original audio, video, and written programming, civilrights.org is committed to serving as the online nerve center not only for the struggle against discrimination in all its forms, but also to build the public understanding that it is essential for our nation to continue its journey toward social and economic justice. Advancing the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic Population in the United States. Revolutionary site. This forum, the first of its kind, is designed to give you a way to ask people from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds the questions you've always been too embarrassed or uncomfortable to ask them The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration. It has a national network of six Regional Offices, each with District and Area Offices in major metropolitan centers. Supporting progressive solutions to problems of racism and poverty, PRRAC is a non-partisan, national, not-for-profit organization convened by major civil rights, civil liberties and anti-poverty groups. Our purpose is to link social science research to advocacy work in order to successfully address problems at the intersection of race and poverty. IAT Home It is well known that people don't always 'speak their minds', and it is suspected that people don't always 'know their minds'. Understanding such divergences is important to scientific psychology. This web site presents a method that demonstrates the conscious-unconscious divergences much more convincingly than has been possible with previous methods. This new method is called the Implicit Association Test, or IAT for short. In addition, this site contains various related information. The value of this information may be greatest if you try at least one test first... A 3-part prodcution by California Newsreels production for PBS about race in society, history and science. Web site contains information about the series, a discussion guide, background materials documenting research and interviews, and videotaped transcripts. Info on racist rock In the United States, equality is protected by the Constitution and supported by civil rights laws. Yet reports of unequal treatment because of skin color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, country of origin, ability and other differences persist. This discrimination is based on stereotypes and prejudice that social psychologists believe linger in most of us. Even though we believe we see and treat people as equals, hidden biases may still influence our perceptions and actions. Created by psychologists at Yale University and the University of Washington, this collection of Implicit Association Tests (IAT) measures unconscious bias. We invite you to test yourself and reveal what may be lingering in your psyche. Each test takes about five minutes, and your privacy is protected -- no identifying information is collected or distributed. Your test results may disturb you -- more than one million tests have been taken and the majority reveal unconscious bias. Dig Deeper in Beginning with the creation of the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity and President John F. Kennedy's Executive Order 10925 to take "affirmative action to ensure that applicants are treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin," to the present-day debate over race-based admissions policies at the University of Michigan, affirmative action has had a long and complex history in the United States. Herewith, a timeline of affirmative-action policies in this country: The Program on Intergroup Relations, Conflict, and Community (IGR) is a social justice education program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus. IGR works proactivelly to promote understanding of intergroup relations throughout the student community. Multidisciplinary courses offered by IGR are distinguished by their experiential focus, teaching philosophy, and incorporation of dialogical models of communication. UnderstandingPrejudice.org was established in 2002 with funding from the National Science Foundation (Grant Number 9950517) and McGraw-Hill Higher Education. The purpose of the site is to offer educational resources and information on prejudice, discrimination, multiculturalism, and diversity, with the ultimate goal of reducing the level of intolerance and bias in contemporary society. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. A Shared Agenda Pathways to College Network (2004) A Shared Agenda, is a milestone report from the Pathways to College Network and its partners and funders. A Shared Agenda culminates three years of collaborative effort in gathering research, conducting discussions, and encouraging debate on how our society can meet the imperative of college access and success for all of its young people. A Shared Agenda offers broad policy recommendations and suggests specific steps that leaders in government, education, and communities can take to improve college access and success for underserved students. An independent, non-profit association founded in 1918, the council represents all accredited colleges and universities as well as national and regional higher education associations. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans. This statistical overview covers the development of HBCUs over the past 19 years. According to the description on this site, DiversityWeb is the "most comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education that you can find anywhere." The site is designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission. DiversityWeb began, in 1995, as a collaborative project between the University of Maryland, College Park and AAC&U. As of June 2002, AAC&U's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives and the DiversityWeb Advisory Board assumed full responsibility for the site. Questions, comments, and suggested resources should be directed to Michelle Asha Cooper at diversityweb@aacu.org. Diversity and Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan: Ensuring a Quality Education for All Students February 04, 2003 Diversity and Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan: Ensuring a Quality Education for All Students SIGNIFICANCE: In the 48 years since the landmark Brown decision, the Gratz and Grutter cases present us with an important test of our basic values of fairness and equal opportunity for all. These cases represent the single most important civil rights issue of the 21st Century¿whether public universities have an affirmative duty to provide equal access to higher education. CASES: Gratz v. Bollinger (Undergrad): Plaintiffs Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher were denied admission to the University of Michigan¿s School of Literature, Science and the Arts in 1996. Their lawsuit claims that the University¿s affirmative action policy unlawfully discriminated against white applicants by giving consideration to race and ethnicity in making admissi Strives to provide resources for educators. List of Tribal Colleges, organized by State. University of Michigan web page for faculty research papers and books in support of affirmative action and diversity in higher education. Guide to accurate language when referring to Hispanic peoples and cultures. Although the three countries that make up North America are physically close, Mexico is simply a different country than her northern neighbors. CHCI Mission The mission of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is to develop the next generation of Latino leaders. Our vision is an educated and civically active Latino community who participates at the local, state, and federal policy decision-making levels. CHCI seeks to accomplish its mission by offering educational and leadership development programs, services, and activities that promote the growth of participants as effective professionals and strong leaders. In the spirit of building coalitions, CHCI seeks to establish partnerships with other Latino and non-Latino organizations. Today, CHCI has developed into an organization whose programs are designed to increase the participation of young Hispanics in both public and private sectors and to foster a network of young Hispanic leaders in government-related areas through the CHCI Alumni Association. CHCI has brought to fruition the original goal of its founding members. It has grown steadily throughout the The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the oldest and largest network of health and human service providers servicing over 10 million Hispanic consumers throughout the U.S. Since 1973 they have grown from a small coalition of visionary mental health providers to a large, dynamic, and strong group of organizations and individuals. Making a difference for Hispanic Americans Job postings and resume bank The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. For almost 15 years I have worked with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning (GLBTQ) youth as an advocate, counselor and educator. During this time I have had the opportunity to be involved in the lives of youths who identify themselves as GLBTQ. There have been times when I have been the only other person a youth has trusted with knowing their invisible sexual identity. Working with GLBTQ youth has been a challenging experience. Over the years, I have felt alone and overwhelmed with all of the support GLBTQ youth have expected and deserved. There have been many anti-gay episodes that occurred on the campus where I was previously employed and in my community, and I was actively involved with many of the institutional responses to these incidents. I have had to play the polarized roles of both administrator and support person to the GLBTQ youths who have been directly affected by these incidents. These experiences have taught me that it is important to have allies who can offer support through difficult times. I have learned many things about trust and the value of acceptance. A national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination bases on sexual orientation or identity. A donor network of indivduals committed to increasing the number of openly gay and lesbian officials nationwide. National organization that brings together teachers, parents, students, and concerned citizens to work together to end homophobia in schools. Over a third of GLSEN members are non-gay, and an equal number work outside of schools. . As the country experiences increased recognition of and attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) populations, and recognizes their contributions to society, the University of Wisconsin System joins its academic peers in addressing this aspect of diversity. We are pleased to sponsor, therefore, the Inclusivity Initiative on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning People to assist us in meeting our educational goal of success for all learners, and to help eliminate gaps in knowledge development and transmission. The University of Wisconsin System will continue to devote resources to a broad range of diversity efforts, in an effort to leave no segment of Wisconsin¿s population behind, because if our environment is less than welcoming for any group or population, we are in violation of the principle of success for all; and because education for a diverse world demands it. A leading progressive civil rights organization that has supported grasroots organizing and advocacy since 1973. NGLTF helps to strengthen the gay and lesbian movement at the state and local level. PBS explores 400 years of gay & lesbian history in America. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. The principal purpose of the Center is to inform the general public of the world view, the philosophy of life, the spiritual insight of Native Peoples. Developed at the University of New Mexico in 1994 to increase the number of Latinos and native Americans considering graducate education. Links to Tribal Home Pages Resources for Indigenous Cultures Around the World. List of Tribal Colleges, organized by State. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. Information on assitive technology Independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities. Dedicated to creating access to community through education, action, and choice. Great introduction to accessible web design. Policy, research and advocacy organization involved in the national movement to insure the rights of persons with disabilities. This site has great links! Cailfornia State University at Northridge. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. A non-profit organization, which provides public education, information, referrals, counseling, job trainging, and many other services to the disabled community. The Disability History Museum's mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. Our goal is to help foster a deeper understanding of disability and to dispel lingering myths, assumptions, and stereotypes by examining these cultural legacies. Disability Resources on the Internet Equal Access to Software and Information. A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources. National organization developing resources on independent living for the disabled. Find products and solutions for people with disabilities. An independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. Advocates independent living of people with disabilities. The first and only live weekly syndicated commercial radio talk show on life and disability. Learn more about Accessibility support in the Java 2 Platform. Here at UW-Madison, Trace is a nonprofit center which focuses on making off the shelf technologies like computers more accessible for everyone. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. WAI pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development. WebABLE is a leading provider of Web accessibility technology, consulting, and training. For those unable to use outdoor campsites, the Wisconsin state park system offers four specially designed and equipped cabins, each with kitchen and accessible bathroom, and two accessible one-room rustic cabins. An independent living center (ILC) is a consumer-directed, non-profit organization that provides an array of services, including: peer support, information and referral, independent living skills training, advocacy, community education, personal care and service coordination. Independent living centers also provide information and access to assistive technology as part of the WisTech Program. The Power of a Story AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress are proud to present Voices of Civil Rights. Over the next year, we will collect and preserve thousands of personal stories, oral histories, photographs, and personal artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement in America. In time, the collection will form the world's largest archive of personal accounts of America's struggle for justice and equality. It will be permanently housed at the Library of Congress. The Voices of Civil Rights website is just the beginning of a multifaceted, collaborative project. It features a searchable online archive of stories submitted by people from every corner of the country and from all walks of life. We will add more firsthand accounts and personal memories to this website throughout 2004, along with interactive features, essays, interviews, project updates, and special reports on contemporary civil rights issues. Look for continuing coverage on Voices of Civil Rights throughout the year in all AARP publications and broadcast media. Voices of Civil Rights also will be featured in radio and television specials, traveling exhibits, educational programs, and grassroots events around the country. In May, AARP will publish My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, a volume of personal narratives authored by Juan Williams with commentary by David Halberstam and Marian Wright Edelman. State Veteran Affairs Depatrment The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. A women's law center: litigation, educating and organizing for your rights Includes statutes and court cases, law review articles, essays, and other documents. Dedicated to making legal, political, social, and economic change in order to eliminate sexism and end all oppression. Now achieves its goals through direct mass actions. Extensive site Expanding the possibilities New Harvard Study Finds Major Universities Discourage Women Seeking Tenure. When it comes to the academic workplace at major research universities, women are far more dissatisfied than men and far less likely to become full professors, according to a new study released today from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Women are still finding it tough to forge scientific careers in academic institutions, despite initiatives designed to help level the playing field. Mahzarin Banaji (author) discovered that people, including herself, are more prejudiced than many of them think they are. Recent research on the science of prejudice and its relevance to the teaching and practice of law. What you can do about unconscious stereotypes and prejudices. Being aware of your own biases will help you understand the roots of sterotypes and prejudice in our society. Using M.R.I. scanners, neuroscientists have now tracked what happens in the politically partisan brain when it tries to digest damning facts about favored candidates or criticisms of them. The process is almost entirely emotional and unconscious, the researchers report, and there are flares of activity in the brain's pleasure centers when unwelcome information is being rejected. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) was originally developed as a device for exploring the unconscious roots of thinking and feeling. The IAT asks you to pair two concepts (e.g., young and good, or elderly and good). The more closely associated the two concepts are, the easier it is to respond to them as a single unit. This site allows you to take tests to evaluate your implicit attitude or beliefs. We all like to think that we are objective scholars who judge people based entirely on their experience and achievements, but copious research shows that every one of us brings a lifetime of experience and cultural history that shapes the review process. An annotated bibliography of readings from Columbia University. Even if intentional discrimination could be eliminated, unconscious bias would still remain. Blacks more likely to be shot than whites even when holding harmless objects, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. A summary of the book "Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by author Malcolm Gladwell. For women in the sciences, the pace of progress at top universities is slow. Denial of White Privilege. Once again, Tim Wise does a brilliant discussion on denial, privilege and life as a MAJORITY. In his article "Race to Our Credit" he takes on the behavior of whites to deny that they have had any skin color advantage. A situation that some "Caucasian Latino" would challenge. A multiracial organization that looks at whiteness and white American culture. UW-Milwaukee outlines reasons to teach white culture. Whites are being urged to take a look at their own racial identity. Articles and essays on the subject of white skin privilege. What it is and what some hope to do about it.Key Resources
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African American Achievement in America
The Education Trust
Description: You must click on the Education Watch State and National Data to access this report on a pdf file. This brief two-pager documents the current status of African American Achievement in America, High-Performing Schools, and ways communities can help close the achievement gap.
Afrocentric Learning Tools
Multiple Shades of You Online
Description: The mission of Afrocentric Learning Tools is to highlight products and services that aim to educate Black Students and promote the development of multicultural educational tools. The site includes lesson plan ideas, product reviews, news and resources for Black parents, Educators of Black Students, and African American Homeschoolers. As well as entertainment and online activities for young black boys, girls, and older teens.
American Association for Affirmative Action
Description: The association of professionals managing affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resource programs.
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Description: An organization dedicated to combatting anti-Semitism, racism and bigotry in all forms.
Applied Research Center
Description: "A public policy, educational and research institute whose work emphasizes issues of race and social change."
Asian American LEAD
Description: Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) seeks to promote the well-being of Asian American youth and families through education, leadership development, and community-building. AALEAD focuses on the Vietnamese, Amerasian, and Chinese immigrant and refugee communities in Washington, DC and in the Glenmont, Silver Spring and Wheaton areas of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC)
Description: The APALRC's mission is to advance the legal and civil rights of Asian Americans in the Washington metropolitan community through activities in two core program areas: Direct Legal Services and Advocacy.
Asian Women's Self Help Association
Asian Women's Self Help Association (ASHA, Inc.)
Description: The Asian Women's Self Help Association (ASHA, Inc.) is an organization based in the Washington, DC area dedicated to providing culturally specific, multi-lingual support and referral services to women of South Asian descent.
Black Excel: The College Help Network
Description: Black Excel is an organization that helps African American families navigate the college admissions process.
Black Mom's Club
Description: A social networking community for Black Moms, WAHM, and Momprenuers to connect with friends, talk, blog, share photos, get advice, and so much more.
Black Woman and Child
Description: Black Woman and Child is a new magazine dedicated to serving the interests of Black women who are or have been pregnant, plan to become pregnant and/or have a child or children aged seven years and under.
Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE)
Description: One of three National Research and Development Centers funded through the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students.
Digital Divide
Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
Equity Assistance Centers (EAC)
(formerly Desegregation Assistance Centers)
Description: The ten Equity Assistance Centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. They provide assistance in the areas of Race, Gender, and National Origin equity to public schools to promote equal educational opportunities.
Guide to Help African-American Parents Improve Their Children's Education
The Education Trust
Description: To access this guide, click on the above and go to Publications for Parents. This guide gives African-American parents the necessary tools needed to advocate and improve their child’s education.
Harvard Civil Rights Project
Harvard University
Description: A project that produces original research on civil rights and equal opportunity policies to inform the design and implementation of those policies.
Latino Achievement in America
The Education Trust
Description: To access this document, you must click on Education Watch State and National Data. This brief two-pager and PowerPoint documents the current status of Latino Achievement in America, High-Performing Schools, and ways communities can help close the achievement gap.
Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association
Description: MVMA’s mission is to serve, support, and advance the Vietnamese American community.
Minority Student Achievement Network
Description: The Minority Student Achievement Network is a national coalition of multiracial, relatively affluent suburban school districts that have come together to study the disparity in achievement between white students and students of color through intensive research. The Network was established to discover, develop, and implement the means to ensure high academic achievement of minority students.
National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE)
Description: "A member, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the educational accomplishments of African American youth through the development and deployment of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement."
National Association for Multicultural Education
Description: A national membership organization consisting of individuals and groups -- from all levels of education, different academic disciplines and diverse educational institutions -- who have an interest in multicultural education.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Description: The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities
Description: The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities (NAEAACLD) was founded in 1999 for the purpose of increasing awareness and promoting an understanding of the specific issues facing African American children. The organization’s mission is to link information and resources provided by an established network of individuals and organizations experienced in minority research and special education with parents, educators, and others responsible for providing a quality education for all students.
National Congress of Black Women (NCBW)
Description: "A non-partisan political organization that addresses the aspirations and concerns of the African American community, with special attention to the unique and particular needs of African American women and youth."
National Education Association (NEA)
Description: "America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education."
National Urban League
Description: "The nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Its mission is to enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity and power and civil rights."
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
Organization of Chinese Americans
Description: The OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.
People for the American Way
Description: An organization "committed to defending democracy and bringing the ideals of community, opportunity, diversity, equality and fairness together to form a strong, united voice."
Project Equality
Description: "A national program with over 35 years of experience in working to change employment practices by utilizing the purchasing power of its members to encourage and motivate suppliers of goods and services to take affirmative employment actions."
Publications and Fact Sheets on Health Issues for African Americans
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Description: Links to articles on health issues affecting African American families.
Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
Description: "A non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. dedicated to improving the education of African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans."
Southeast Asian Community Center
Description: This community center offers online resources that include a newsletter designed to provide teachers and others with information on newcomers to classrooms.
Southern Poverty Law Center
Description: "A non-profit organization that combats hate, intolerance, and discrimination through education and litigation."
Teaching For Change
(formerly Network of Educators on the Americas - NECA)
Description: A Washington, DC-based not-for-profit organization that promotes social and economic justice through public education.
The Black Family Network
Career Communications Group, Inc (CCG)
Description: Career Communications Group, Inc (CCG) was founded over 20 years ago with a unique mission: To promote significant minority achievement in engineering, science and technology. One of its goals is to promote opportunities for the Black Community to take a leadership role in developing and teaching its children and professionals about the work of technology.
The Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSC)
Description: The Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSC) is a human service organization whose mission is to assist and empower Asian Americans and new immigrants to become well-adjusted and fully contributing members of the United States through social services, education, advocacy, and development of resources.
Urban Institute
Description: A nonprofit policy research organization whose goals are to "sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices."