Racial Justice

MPLP Racial Justice Staff: Siwatu Wilson

Race Equity Resources

• The 1619 Project by The New York Times Magazine. This provides a comprehensive  history of slavery offering lesser known facts and atypical perspectives. 
• Racial Equity Toolkit, by Michigan Department of Civil Rights and University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
• NAACP State Conference – Advances civil rights with a focus on state issues and acts as a resource to local branches.  
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan
• Advancing Race Equity, by American Public Human Services Association
• A story of Dr. Ossian Sweet (and a historic landmark)
• Race Equity Advocacy Toolkit by Columbia Legal Services

Popular Readings

• Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society, by John A. Powell
• Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America, by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
• Black Heritage Day (Calendar) by Dr. Carl Bernard Mack
• When Affirmative Action was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth Century America, by Ira Katznelson

Racial Justice Collaborative (RJC) Trainings

Michigan Racial Justice Collaborative (RJC) is pleased to present a series of webinars addressing implicit bias and using race equity tools in our work. RJC is comprised of representatives from Michigan legal services programs who were part of the Shriver Racial Justice Institute Training.

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