Research Guides: Black Lives Matter: Find Websites

Web Sources & Articles

Black Lives Matter
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc's mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

"In August of 1619, a ship appeared on this horizon, near Point Comfort, a coastal port in the British colony of Virginia. It carried more than 20 enslaved Africans, who were sold to the colonists. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th anniversary of this fateful moment, it is finally time to tell our story truthfully." From: The 1619 Project

The 1619 Project
The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Race: The Power of An Illusion
An online companion to the documentary series by California Newsreel discussing Race, its origins, beliefs and consequences.

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Web Sources & Articles

Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free — for all - from the website
Race: The Power of An Illusion
An online companion to the documentary series by California Newsreel discussing Race, its origins, beliefs and consequences.
Which Racial/Ethnic Groups Care Most about Climate Change?
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
SPLC Southern Poverty Law Center
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) partners with local communities to dismantle white supremacy...and to advance human rights of all people--from website.
The Marshall Project
"The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system…In all of our work we strive to educate and enlarge the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice."--from the website.

Campaign Zero
Campaign Zero encourages policymakers to focus on solutions with the strongest evidence of effectiveness at reducing police violence--from website.
When We Normalize Racism And Bigotry, We Do Violence To Our Mental Health
Mental Health America (MHA) is community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans--from website.

Miami Center for Racial Justice
"The Miami Center for Racial Justice was established as a non-profit organization in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. The purpose of the Center is to tell and preserve the true black history of Florida, especially those stories that are difficult to hear..." From the Website.

Is your source any good? Fact Check your sources using SIFT -- Click through the tabs to begin the tutorial

Introducing SIFT

SIFT is an easy-to-use four-step method of fact-checking information you find anywhere. Digital literacy expert Mike Caulfield has created a few short videos to explain how to best use SIFT.

The above is adapted from "The SIFT Method", Introduction to College Research by Walter D. Butler; Aloha Sargent; and Kelsey Smith, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Step 1: Stop!

Before you use a source. ask yourself:

Who's responsible for the information?

Who created and disseminated it? And do you recognize the source?

If so, do you trust it? If the answer is no or you're unsure, consider some of the following:

Step 2: Investigate the Source

What do others have to say about the source? (Hint: Try scanning the Wikipedia article on the source, if there is one) Look for surprises, particularly those that deviate from your initial impression! Take a look at the video (2:45) that covers how to fact-check efficiently and effectively by "reading vertically"

Step 3: Find Better Coverage

If you're unsure about a source, especially if it is claiming that you want to use or share, investigate if other sources that you trust more are also making the claim. The following video (4:10) covers strategies for finding better coverage of a claim:

Step 4: Trace Claims, Quotes and media to the Original Context

Context is critical when it comes to information claims. And information changes as it gets passed along and shared, sometimes unintentionally, sometimes deliberately. So, consider tracing the claim back to its original source and context. Take a look at the following video (1:33) that covers tips for "going upstream" and finding the original context: