NDN Collective
NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grant-making, capacity-building and narrative change, we are creating sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms.
Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding schools: ‘a blot on U.S. history’
U.S. President Joe Biden formally apologized for the United States government’s role in running at least 523 Indian boarding schools. His remarks were given at the Gila Crossing community school outside of Phoenix, Arizona, and marked his first visit to Indian country as president.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
The first and only national organization whose purpose is to advocate on behalf of Native peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. Seeks truth through education and research, justice through activism and policy advocacy, and healing through programs and traditional gatherings.
The King Center
Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century.The King Center is a 501(c)3.
The Seneca Project
The Seneca Project is a bipartisan superPAC, led by women, dedicated to mobilizing moderate women voters in key swing states in support of Joe Biden’s re-election. With a focus on safeguarding women’s rights, healthcare access, and the preservation of democracy, we are galvanizing this crucial demographic to vote for President Biden and defeat the extremist […]
The Equal Justice Initiative
Committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
National Monument to Freedom dedication honors millions of enslaved Black Americans and their descendants
Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War. The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday—the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.—as it dedicated its National Monument to Freedom.
The Remarkable Opal Lee
Ms. Opal Lee has been devoted to preserving the history and timeline of the emancipation of Texas slaves and the unifying effect of understanding that, “None of us are free, until we are all free.”
The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect.
100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states
It’s been a century now since an act of Congress granted citizenship to Native Americans, but advocates say that right bestowed in 1924 still hasn’t translated into equal access to the ballot. Inequities are especially pronounced in remote regions across the U.S., and some key Southwestern states with large Native American populations.
