Racial Justice Content Topic Results

This report analyzes 160 cases of domestic violence related homicides in Asian families based on newspaper clippings and information from advocates for a six-year period (from 2000 to 2005).

Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow, challenges the civil rights community—and all of us—to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America

This report documents hate-motivated violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in 2009 in the United States as reported to member organizations of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). It includes statistics, trends, narratives and responses and recommendations for change.

This report is a brief summary of the policy victory in Georgia and some subsequent activities since the legislative session.

This article outlines linkages between reproductive oppression, women of color, and communities of color. Statistics are included.

People within American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Native communities who identify as LGBT or two-spirit often face high rates of stigma, violence, and historical trauma, and health and human services often do not fully address their needs.

This article discusses literature and qualitative data on the construction of masculinity as a social identity and how to incorporate this knowledge into social justice work with college men. It addresses the notion of performing to disprove common stereotypes and perceptions by men in an effort to address other identities, particularly racial identity

This report presents voices of immigrant, refugee, and indigenous women survivors on their experiences with the Child Protective Services. The report aims to inform and enhance the child protective services system.

This curriculum contains practical tools for Latina survivors that are working on or reflecting about achieving their financial independence. A Trainers Guide for facilitators is also provided.

The abolition of human slavery is a laudable goal, and though the proactive role taken by the U.S. government in the last decade is commendable, the United States must be honest about its failings if it expects to reduce sexual slavery.

This paper explores how youth and violence have been framed in the media, how the issue of race complicates depictions of youth and violence, and how public attitudes about government can inhibit public support for strategies to effectively prevent violence. Commissioned by UNITY/Prevention Institute and written by the Berkeley Media Studies Group, this paper makes recommendations for the next steps in reframing violence among youth.

This report offers information on challenges, prevention, and treatment of IPV in immigrant and refugee communities. It includes recommendations and summaries for future work and funding efforts.