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The 1619 Project

Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true. Essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones Read More »

America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us

The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others. Read More »

Why Diversity Matters

New research makes it increasingly clear that companies with more diverse workforces perform better financially. Read More »

How to be an Ally in the Office

https://medium.com/taking-note/how-to-be-an-ally-in-the-office-4d49535370c8 Read More »

Ghost Boys

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Read More »

The Hate U Give

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. Read More »

Say Her Name

Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter. Read More »

This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons On How to Wake Up, Take Action, And Do The Work

Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Read More »

Raising White Kids

Raising White Kids is a book for families, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions.  Read More »