A Detailed List of Anti-Racism Resources
Understanding begins with all of us looking inward, reflecting on our own attitudes, and of course, having difficult conversations with family and friends.
Category: Promoting Diversity & Ending Racism
An Antiracist Reading List
No one becomes “not racist,” despite a tendency by Americans to identify themselves that way. We can only strive to be “antiracist” on a daily basis, to continually rededicate ourselves to the lifelong task of overcoming our country’s racist heritage.
NOW Celebrates Pride Month and Stands with LGBTQIA+ Communities Everywhere
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Every June, Pride Month marks a celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities who have been working for equality for decades. These communities and individuals have repeatedly been denied employment protections, health care equity, public accommodation, and housing. NOW stands with all LGBTQIA+ people and defends the right to freedom and equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. We celebrate Read more …
NOW Demands Justice for George Floyd
WASHINGTON – The shocking video out of Minneapolis shows another black man, George Floyd, being brutalized by another white police officer as he kneels on the prostrate man’s neck, pressing the full weight of his body on his handcuffed, unarmed victim. Mr. Floyd is seen gasping and crying out for help, shouting “I cannot breathe,” and Read more …
We Must End the Criminalization of Girls of Color
The criminalization of children of color is a growing and intensely disturbing phenomenon. We’re seeing it at the border where families are separated and children placed in cages, and we’re increasingly seeing it in schools, where police are arresting children as young as six for behavioral, not criminal, issues. That’s what happened in Florida earlier this year, when Read more …