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Abolitionist Law Center
Provides legal advocacy and organizing to end mass incarceration and supports currently and formerly incarcerated people in Pennsylvania.
AdHoc Group Against Crime
Supports crime victims' families, works to reduce violence, and promotes community healing and justice in Kansas City.
African American Reconstruction (AAR)
Nonprofit working to empower the Black community in the Phoenix area across five pillars: economic development, equitable public education, equal justice, political equity, and healthcare.
Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM)
Advocates against systemic discrimination and mass incarceration and supports victims of discrimination through direct assistance and policy work in Athens.
Barred Business
Heals, resources, and builds power with justice-impacted people and families through organizing, policy advocacy, and civic engagement.
Beyond the Block NYC
Reduces violence and promotes positive youth development in Brooklyn through mentoring, enrichment activities, and academic support.
Black Lives Matter Paterson
A Paterson chapter of the Black Lives Matter network organizing around community development, public safety, and police accountability to build power for the city's Black community.
Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston
Coalition of Black churches and clergy in Greater Boston organizing around faith-based community development, youth violence prevention (via the BMA TenPoint Coalition), and civic engagement.
Black Mothers Forum
Founded in 2016 by Janelle Wood to unite Black mothers, dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, and advocate for culturally-inclusive education and safer environments for Black children.
Black Organizing Project
An Oakland-based Black organizing and advocacy group building community power around education and public safety, known for leading the campaign to remove police from Oakland Unified School District.
Black Phoenix Organizing Collective
Membership-based collective founded in 2019 working toward an inclusive and empowered future for Black communities in Phoenix, focused on health, safety, housing, reproductive rights, and police reform.
BUILD Chicago
Longstanding (est. 1969) West Side Chicago nonprofit focused on gang intervention, conflict mediation, and youth development to interrupt cycles of violence.
Cincinnati NAACP Branch
The Cincinnati branch of the NAACP advocates for civil rights, economic equity, and police accountability on behalf of the Black community in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Citizens Policing Project
Organizes Baltimore residents, youth advocates, and faith leaders to shape local policing policy and advance public safety reform.
Cleveland Branch NAACP
The Cleveland branch of the NAACP advances civil rights, economic equity, and policy advocacy for the Black community in Greater Cleveland.
College & Community Fellowship
Equips women impacted by the legal system with education, holistic support, and advocacy to build sustainable futures for their families and communities.
Color Of Change
An online racial justice organization that mobilizes members to build power for Black communities through campaigns on criminal justice reform, media accountability, and civic engagement.
Dayton Branch NAACP
Advances civil rights, education equity, and economic opportunity for the Black community in the Dayton area, continuing more than a century of local civil-rights advocacy since its founding in 1915.
Equal Justice Initiative
Legal and advocacy organization challenging mass incarceration and racial injustice, founded by civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson and based in Montgomery, Alabama.
Essie Justice Group
Builds power for women with incarcerated loved ones through 'Sister Circle' support groups, leadership development, and advocacy to end mass incarceration; founded by civil rights attorney Gina Clayton-Johnson.
Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC)
Statewide grassroots organization led by families affected by the juvenile justice system; builds family power and political education to advocate for incarcerated youth and reform Louisiana's juvenile justice system.
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC)
Statewide advocacy organization working to restore voting rights and end disenfranchisement for people with past felony convictions in Florida.
GoodKids MadCity Englewood (GKMC)
A youth-led violence-prevention and restorative-justice organization organizing young people on Chicago's South Side to address the root causes of gun violence.
GOSO (Getting Out and Staying Out)
Reduces recidivism among justice-involved young men ages 16-24 in New York City through education, employment, and mentoring support.