Resources

The Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal’s work is a tripartite mission to honor diverse experiences, dismantle negative stereotypes, and train emergent leaders—each is focused first on our campus, then onward toward our environs, and then upward across the historically black college and university and higher educational landscapes.

At the Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal at Kentucky State University, we strive to:

• Honor the experiences of each of our constituents, providing safe and inclusive environments for detection, dialogue, and discovery of diversity
• Dismantle the stereotypes and myths with regard to race, ethnicity, class, gender, culture, immigrants, and sexual orientation
• Train and educate emerging leaders in the necessity of effective anti-racism and educational equity work

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC CONTEXT REPORT

FOR THE CITY OF FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

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AUGUST 2022

Frankfort Anti-Racism Advocates (FARA)  is a group that meets regularly to learn about race together through book and film discussions.  Most of us feel somewhat uncomfortable talking about the topic of race. FARA believes that it is important to engage in conversation, despite this discomfort. Racism has historically been and continues to be a pervasive and persistent force in our society. It influences the country at the top levels of government down to our local communities, and is destructive even in its more subtle forms. Before we can end our country’s legacy of racism, we have to be open to learning and talking about it.  All are welcome to join. FARA’s regular meeting time is the fourth Tuesday of each month. To receive email notices with discussion topics and meeting times, location and date changes, please contact frankfortfara@gmail.com to be added to their email list.  This information is also posted on their Facebook group, Frankfort Anti-Racism Advocates (FARA).

The Frankfort/Franklin county branch of the NAACP was started in 1958.  Our focus was and is to support all minorities with civil rights and aid our National Association in the fight for equality for all people.

For the People Coalition  --  Educating the public and creating unity from all races. We want to create a safe environment and come together, while keeping in mind the social injustices African American's face daily. Breaking the barriers and bridging the gap. 

Together Frankfort is a non-partisan, volunteer group of Kentuckians who seek to exercise and protect the principles embodied in our nation’s Constitution by being engaged and responsible participants in democracy.  We advocate for integrity and transparency in government and political actions, and fair and equal application of the law and civil rights for all people. We support economic and social policies that ensure continuing opportunity for individuals and families. 

We are committed to our country and to the welfare of our fellow citizens regardless of political affiliation, and to solutions that cross partisan divides. Membership is open to all .

Follow Together Frankfort on Facebook too.

The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities. 

From their website: Founded in 1996, The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) is an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality. We utilize new ideas and innovative perspectives to transform public discourse and policy. We promote frameworks and strategies that address a vision of racial justice that embraces the intersections of race, gender, class, and the array of barriers that disempower those who are marginalized in society. AAPF is dedicated to advancing and expanding racial justice, gender equality, and the indivisibility of all human rights, both in the U.S. and internationally.

Anti-Racism Resources , a  Google document, intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work, was compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020.

The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List  by Brea Baker  

The Be the Bridge mission is to INSPIRE the church to have a distinctive and transformative response to racial division. The Church to be present and intentional towards racial reconciliation.  To EQUIP bridge builders towards fostering and developing vision, skills and heart for racial unity. To BUILD partnerships with existing organizations who have heart for diversity, racial justice, restoration and reconciliation.

The Center for Healing Racial Trauma offers services and trainings designed to heal racially/ethnically marginalized people from racism. The download page offers “The Ally + Accomplice Meditation for Cultivating an Anti-Racist Mindset” and  “The Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma” each a 17 minute guided meditation

The Center for Racial Healing is an inter-generational, faith-based organization providing curriculum, activities and experiences to all participants to engage their heads and their hearts in the daily work of dismantling personal prejudice and ending systemic racism.

Coming to the Table provides leadership, resources, and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal from wounds that are rooted in the United States’ history of slavery.

The Equal Justice Initiative is a private, nonprofit organization that challenges poverty and racial injustice, advocates for equal treatment in the criminal justice system, and creates hope for marginalized communities

Facing History and Ourselves  is a nonprofit international educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancment of Colored People  (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Its vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. 

The National Museum of African American History and Culture provides you online access to a wealth of information.  On the home page, select "Learn" to  reach online resources for educators, students, and families. 

Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet.  Visit the Log in page to sign up for  free tests to find out what implicit biases you may have. 

The Racial Equity Institute is an alliance of trainers, organizers, and institutional leaders who have devoted themselves to the work of creating racially equitable organizations and systems. They help individuals and organizations develop toold to challenge patterns o fpower and grow equity. Their website also includes a blog, a podcast, and an extensive bibliography of resources. 

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network of groups and individuals working to undermine white supremacy and to work for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability.  SURJ works to connect people across the country while supporting and collaborating with local and national racial justice organizing efforts. SURJ provides a space to build relationships, skills and political analysis to act for change.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society.

The Challenge invites participants to complete a syllabus of 21 short assignments (typically taking 15-30 minutes), over 21 consecutive days, that include readings, videos or podcasts. It has been intentionally crafted to focus on the Black American experience. The assignments seek to expose participants to perspectives on elements of Black history, identity and culture, and to the Black community’s experience of racism in America. Even this focus on Black Americans cannot possibly highlight all of the diversity of experiences and opinions within the Black community itself, much less substitute for learnings about any other community of color. This syllabus is but an introduction to what we hope will be a rewarding journey that extends far beyond the limits of this project.

21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge is the registered copyright of America & Moore, LLC. 2014.  Linked here via the American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law section.

White Nonsense Roundup (WNR) was created by white people, for white people, to address our inherently racist society. We believe it is our responsibility to call out white friends, relatives, contacts, speakers, and authors who are contributing to structural racism and harming our friends of color. We are a resource for anti-racist images, links, videos, artwork, essays, and voices. These can be used by anyone for a DIY white nonsense roundup, or by the WNR team to support people of color upon their request.

The William Winter Institute offers programming designed to foster community communications, engage youth leaders and promote civic dialogue on the key issued facing Mississippi and the nation. They offer free webinars in their Community Learning Series, and past webinars can also be watched from the Institute website.