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American Library Association/Association of College & Research Libraries
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/diversity
These standards were developed for all libraries supporting academic programs at institutions of higher education. They emphasize the need and obligation to serve and advocate for racial and ethnically diverse constituencies.

American Library Association-Strategic Planning for Diversity
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/workplace/diversityplanning
ALA's Office for Diversity provides an ever-growing collection of resources to assist in a plan for organizational diversity.

Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE) American Council of Education
http://www.aceet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
The Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity reports on racial minority students' participation in higher education.

Center for Social Inclusion –CSI's talking about Race Tools
https://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/our-work/our-programs/communications-testing/
A collection of the critical strategies that CSI found necessary in advancing racial equity.

Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race
https://www.ser.columbia.edu/
Serves as Columbia's main interdisciplinary space for studying ethnicity and race and their implications for thinking about culture power, hierarchy, social identities, and political communities.

Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles
http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu
The mission is to help renew the civil rights movement by bridging the worlds of ideas and action.

DiversityWeb Association of American Colleges and Universities
http://www.diversityweb.org/
DiversityWeb provides information on institutional leadership, curriculum change with a focus on higher education.

Implicit Bias and School Discipline Disparities- Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
www.kirwaninstitute.osu.edu
This study encourages educators to look at ways unconscious biases can affect discipline decisions, which then have harmful ramifications throughout the persons of color education experience and beyond.

Moving the Race Conversation Forward
https://www.raceforward.org/research/reports/moving-race-conversation-forward
A report by Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. It provides mechanisms to talk about race and racism.

Services (CTLS) University of Minnesota
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/resources/multicultural/index.html
Part of the CTLS resources, these resources are designed to assist students and faculty with diversity issues on campus, in the classroom, and mentoring/advising.

National Congress of American Indians Ending the Era of Harmful "Indian" Mascots
www.ncai.org
The report by the National Congress of American Indians discuss stereotypes seen with harmful mascots in sports and other organizations.

National Equity Atlas
https://nationalequityatlas.org/
A comprehensive data resource to track, measure, and make a case for inclusive growth.

Racial Equity Impact Assessment
http://raceforward.org/racial-equity-impact-assessment-toolkit
A Racial Equity Impact Assessment (REIA) is a systematic examination of how different racial and ethnic groups will likely be affected by a proposed action or decision.

Smithsonian- National Museum of African American History & Culture Talking About Racism
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist
The online portal guides the user through different online tools to engage in open dialogue about race. The site includes scholarly articles, videos, online exercises, and much more.

U.S. Census Bureau. "Overview of Race & Hispanic Origin:2010"
https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf
Issued in March 2011

White Supremacy"
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/white-nationalist
Information about White nationalists groups, including background and list of white nationalist hate groups.