The Knew Deal is committed to supporting systemic change from the ground, up. This includes policies, programs and other support that empower people in need and abolish the barriers that create inequality. Check out the organizations, individuals and information below!

Leaders

Black Lives Matter
“Mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted upon Black communities”
http://blacklivesmatter.com

Colors of Change
“We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us”
https://colorofchange.org/

Jobs With Justice
“Campaigns that build power for working people”
https://www.jwj.org/


Data & Society
Explores “the social implications of data- centric technologies and automation”
https://datasociety.net/


Economic Policy Institute
“Solutions that ensure broadly shared prosperity and opportunity”
https://www.epi.org/

REVEAL from The Center for Investigative Reporting
“Engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling.”
https://www.revealnews.org/

Resources for Anti-Racist Progress

The Anti-Racist Research and Policy Center
Research and advocacy based at American University
https://antiracismcenter.com/

Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Organizing Group for white allies, with some local branches
https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/


Race Forward
Multidisciplinary approaches to progress and solutions for a racially just society
http://www.raceforward.org

Reading List For White Allies

How to Be An Anti-Racist
by Ibram X Kendi
https://www.ibramxkendi.com/

White Like Me
by Tim Wise
http://www.timwise.org

Biased
by Jennifer L Eberhardt PhD


Race After Technology
by Ruha Benjamin
https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/


The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander
https://newjimcrow.com/


More Reading
Community lead Google Doc
http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

Video and audio Content for White Allies

13th
Documentary by Ava Duvernay tackling the legacy of the 13th Amendment
http://www.avaduvernay.com/13th/

1619 Project from New York Times
Examining the long history and enduring legacy of 400 years of racial oppression in the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html

I Am Not Your Negro
Documentary based on the works
of James Baldwin
http://www.iamnotyournegrofilm.com/



White Fragility Mixtape
A compilation of media from music to comedy to podcasts addressing whiteness and privilege in the US.
https://www.dirtdmv.com/writing/white-fragility-mixtape

Code Switch
A podcast examining “the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture”
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/


More Reading, Listening and Watching
A community-compiled Google doc of news and entertainment resources and organizations
http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES