Links to Other Websites

It is our intent to identify the most important websites in several areas of importance to us and to index them completely. This means that anyone using RaceMatters.org or ValuingDiversity.org will be able to conduct a search for a name or topic restricting the search to the websites we've identified as especially important. This will greatly reducing the amount of irrelevant material one must search through. The search can be targeted to sources we judge to be dependable and relevant. This is a great improvement on the search capability we've had until now because until now our search has been limited to material in our web portal (or the entire web).

When this work is completed, one will be able to select from the following "universes" when starting a search.

• Race matters, this will include some "sensitive" content that will make one uncomfortable and will include all of "Valuing Diversity".
• Valuing diversity, this will exclude "sensitive" items.
• Community building.
• African-American culture, heritage and tradition. (thanks to ubp.com/History/ and blackhistorypages.com/Museums/)
• Children at risk, health care, poverty, economic development.
• Voice of America news and features (this is not a website; it is an OpenHere.com database).
• TAMPU resource items, including RaceMatters.org.
• combinations of the above.
• the entire world wide web.

Another benefit of spidering our national community of websites is that as new or changed material appears on any of our websites, it can automatically be posted to What's New at RaceMatters.org (and ValuingDiversity.org).

Below is presented a proposed starting list of websites in each area. Websites can be added or deleted from these lists anytime we wish, but we'd like to get started with as good a list as we can. Please send comments to WebSteward.

(We'd especially like to move as many websites from the "Race Matters" category to the "Valuing Diversity" category as possible since any search for Race Matters will automatically pick up "Valuing Diversity" but not vice versa.) (note to Fred: in spidering these sites, we only want to spider the indicated folder and those below it. We do not want to spider folders on the same level as or above the indicated folder because in some sites, e.g. Ford Foundation, that will take us into all kinds of subjects beyond our desired subjects. Also, note that in some cases a website appears in more than one group.)

Race Matters

• A Directory of Anti-Bias Education Resources and Services: Columbia University
• Action Reconciliation/Service for Peace (ARSP)
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
• Birthrights, Confronting the Entitlements of White Skin
• ColorLines
• Community Action Against Racism: A Pennsylvania Based Anti-Racist Information Center
• International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism: based in Paris
• FloridaJewish.com
• Human Rights Watch
• John McWhorter profile
• My Rant On John McWhorter
• National Association for Self-Esteem
• National Civil Rights Museum: The National Civil Rights Museum is the first and only comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement in exhibit form. It is an educational institution whose purpose is to inspire people to learn the lessons of the civil rights movement and its impact on human rights movements worldwide. The museum provides unique educational experiences through its collections, research, and public learning programs.
• Religious Tolerance - Negative
• Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
• Sojourners Magazine
• Soka Gakkai International (SGI)-USA: an American Buddhist association that promotes world peace and individual happiness based on the teachings of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism.
• Southern Center for Human Rights
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• The Becket Fund: for religious liberty
• The Civil Rights Project of Harvard University
• The Coming Together Project: a model of community partnerships from which TAMPU can learn
• The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia: Our mission is to promote racial intolerance by helping people understand the historical and contemporary expressions of intolerance.
• The National Conference for Community and Justice: founded in 1927 as The National Conference of Christians and Jews
• The People's Institute for Survival & Beyond
• University of Dayton School of Law
• Voices in our Blood, Examining the Civil Rights Movement
• Racial Hate Crimes

  Valuing Diversity

• The Importance Of Diversity To High-Technology Growth (Brookings Institute)
• South Florida Multi-Cultural Directory
• More Colour in the Media: European website on minorities and the media
• Stirfries Seminars & Consulting (diversity training): Lee Mun Wah is the Executive Director and founder of StirFry Seminars

  Community Building

• HumanMedia.org: Public Radio programs featuring voices of vision, conscience and compassion
• Association for the Study and Development of Community
• The Community Builders, Inc.: Comprehensive Neighborhood Revitalization
• The National Community Building Network
• The Study Circles Resource Center
• The Workforce Alliance
• The Dialogue to Action Initiative
• The Coming Together Project: Akron, Ohio - a diverse community-based organization dedicated to the principles that every individual has equal worth, that promoting an appreciation for diversity will build a strong community and, that by bringing people together through creative innovative mechanisms, will ensure racial harmony and cultural awareness.

  African-American Culture, Heritage And Tradition

• Florida African American History Titles: University Press of Florida
• A Deeper Shade of History: Events and Folks in Black History: Magnificent searchable Black history database. Film and literature review sections are under construction.
• African American Museum, Dallas
• African History Site: Biographical information on historical Black figures.
• African-American History - Historical Text Archive: Contains many links to other African-American history sites.
• Amistad Research Center
• Black American West Museum and Heritage Center (Denver, CO): One of the most comprehensive museums of historic materials about African Americans in the West.
• Black Arts National Diaspora Museum
• Advancing African / Moorish-American Studies: social services & political agency for advancing African-American studies, including: Moroccan American, black history, Missouri Compromise, Louisiana Purchase, slavery, and US treaties with Moorish-Americans.
• Black History Month (by Randy Barkhouse of Dalhousie University: Very nice personal collection of Black History Month references and resources.
• Cleveland African American Museum: The African American Museum was founded for the preservation and dissemination of informaiton regarding the contributions of individuals of African descent.
• Douglas Institute of Government: Educational "think tank" dedicated to research and policy studies in support of Frederick Douglass' admonition to a young student: "agitate, agitate, agitate".
• Dr. Mae C. Jemison: Biography page of the first Black woman in space.
• Echoes of The Ancestors, Inc., the Dagara Tribe of West Africa
• Edward Wilmot Blyden: Virtual museum of the life and work of the Pan-Africanism historian.
• Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center: The Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center will be a place to celebrate and memorialize Frederick Douglass, whose life is a symbol of our history, our constant struggle to protect the rights which the Constitution guarantees for all, and the African Americans' impact on and contributions to the development of this nation.
• Freetown Village - A Living History Museum: Freetown Village's mission is to educate the public about African American lives and culture in post Civil War Indiana through living history performances, the collection and preservation of artifacts, exhibits and allied programs.
• Friends of Oakley Cabin and the Underground Railroad: We are a group of private citizens to act as a "booster club" to Oakley Cabin Historical Site in Brookeville, MD (with other sites) and its missions. This site is owned by the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission -- Montgomery County Division.
• Harrison Museum Of African American Culture
• History of Zimbabwe
• I Have a Dream!: Real Audio rendering of this landmark speech, as well as a link to the comprehensive MLK site at Stanford University.
• Idaho Black History Museum: Founded in 1995, the Idaho Black History Museum is a not-for-profit museum established to educate individuals of all races about the history and culture of Blacks, with special emphasis on Blacks in Idaho and to serve as a resource for individuals who desire information on Black culture and activities.
• KLRT/KASN Afro-American History Page: Pine Bluff/Little Rock, AK UPN affiliate's offering of Afro-American history links.
• Martin Luther King, Jr.: Check out the MLK electronic classroom.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University: Site contains secondary documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King's life. Excellente!
• Missouri River Heritage Corridor: Lots of Missouri history. Maintained by the Missouri River Heritage Foundation.
• Museum of Afro-American History Boston: The Museum of Afro American History (MAAH) is a not-for-profit history institution dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans during the colonial period in New England.
• National Civil Rights Museum: The National Civil Rights Museum is the first and only comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement in exhibit form. It is an educational institution whose purpose is to inspire people to learn the lessons of the civil rights movement and its impact on human rights movements worldwide. The museum provides unique educational experiences through its collections, research, and public learning programs.
• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
• Negro Leagues Baseball Online Archive: Learn that Josh Gibson probably hit more homers in a season than McGwire and Sosa!
• New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and History
• Orans's Black Americana Historical Museum: Black African American History, Art and Culture. The museum accurately preserves and presents Black Wax figures, depicts scenes and eras with authentic clothes, uniforms and artifacts, such as a Buffalo Solder, Malcolm X, Mohammed Ali, Harriet Tubman, Tom Banks, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong and more.
• Origins: Timechart of World Civilizations: (Product Offering) Afrocentrically multicultural, this unique, powerful, and factual timechart book is the first to reveal the contributions of Black peoples in a comparative world history from 200,000 B.C.E. to the present.
• Pathfinder Celebrates Black History Through the Ages: Check out the Savoy poll for the most influential Black men and women of the 20th century, then link to Britannica Online to read their biographies.
• River Road African American Museum: The River Road African American Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting artifacts which provide positive information about the history and culture of African-Americans.
• Sam E. Langford: Well-known and respected boxer on three continents in the early 1900's. Sam Langford was considered to be one of the most punishing punchers in boxing history.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library): National research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.
• Scott Williams' Jean Toomer Page: Personal tribute to the Harlem Renaissance novelist/poet.
• Selections from The African-American Mosaic: (A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture)
• Small Towns, Black Lives: The images and text contained within this web site are the on-line component of an art-documentary project "Small Towns, Black Lives." The project is a personal record of my travels to historically African American communities in the southern counties of New Jersey.
• St. Joseph County (Indiana) Public Library: Black History Videos: List of videos available at the St. Joseph County Public Library that feature the efforts of African-American activists and leaders.
• Still Going On - An Exhibit Celebrating The Life and Times of William Grant Still: Multimedia celebration of the centenary of the birth of William Grant Still, the dean of African-American composers.
• Studio Museum in Harlem
• The African American Museum in Philadelphia: Founded in 1976, in celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial, The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is dedicated to collecting preserving and interpreting the material and intellectual culture of African Americans in Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Americas.
• The African-American Genealogy Mailing List: Click here to subscribe to mailing list for African American genealogy researchers.
• The Book: Tour through African American culture and history in words, images, and sounds (under construction as of 12/1/98).
• The California African American Museum: Inside the galleries of the California African American Museum (CAAM) in Los Angeles are living treasures of African American art, history and culture. CAAM's kaleidoscope of art and history exhibitions is designed to enhance the public's knowledge of the African American's contribution to society both past and present.
• The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: The Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of African and African American history and culture. We will begin our fourth decade in the world's largest Black historical and cultural museum. The museum encompasses 120,000 square feet, and includes expanded exhibition galleries, an orientation theater, classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, a research library and museum store.
• The Clarence Thomas Hearings: An account of the September 10 - October 15, 1991 confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
• The DuSable Museum of African American History: The DuSable Museum of African American History is the only major independent institution in Chicago established to serve and interpret the historical experiences and achievements of great African Americans.
• The Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences: Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
• The Ile Ife Museum of Afro-American Culture: Ile Ife in the Yoruba language means House of Love. It is the Holy City of Yorubaland, the birthplace of the Orishas. Ile Ife of Philadelphia joins hands with the mother Ile Ife of Nigeria to bring our community the cultural enrichment that follows respect and appreciation for the arts and the humanities.
• The Internet African-American History Challenge: Interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African-American history.
• The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: The mission of the Center is to educate the public about African American history and culture from the African origins to the present by collecting, preserving, and interpreting material evidence of the Black experience.
• The National Underground Railroad Museum: Come visit one of the central routes of escape followed by fugitive slaves on the banks of the Ohio River in Maysville, Kentucky. Learn about this fascinating story of hope and struggle at the National Underground Railroad Museum.
• The Oran Z Pan African Black Facts and Wax Museum: Black History, Art, Culture, Black Wax Figures and Memorabilia.
• The Riley House Museum: The mission of the museum is to preserve the cultural and educational history of African-Americans in the Tallahassee area and the state of Florida from the Reconstruction Era through the Civil Rights movement.
• The Trail of Dreams, Audri Scott Williams & Lycurgus Muldrow
• Tubman African American Museum: The Tubman is one of Macon's most popular attractions with over 65,000 visitors a year. The Museum is named in honor of Harriet Tubman, but is dedicated to educating people about all aspects of African American art, history and culture.
• Voices of the Civil Rights Era: Real Audio clips of MLK, Malcolm X, and JFK.
• Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering: Profiled here are African-American women and minorities who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
• The Middle Passage: by Tom Feelings
• negroartist.com: an on-line portal for both African America Artists and African American History

  Children At Risk, Health Care, Poverty, Economic Development

• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Children's Defense Fund
• Early Head Start National Resource Center
• Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies
• National Head Start Association
• Poverty Tour from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
• Work/Family Directions
• World Bank Early Child Development

  Local S.E. Florida

• Council on American Islamic Relations: CAIR-FL, the Florida chapter of CAIR
• Directory of black-owned businesses in S.E. Florida: published by Andrew Luchey Jr of A&A Associates in Lake Worth and edited by Kevin Wheeler

  Islam

• IslamForToday.com: For Westerners seeking a knowledge and understanding of Islam

  Other

• Matthew White's Website
• The Forensic Panel
• The Depravity Scale
• Global Ethic Foundation
• Positive Futures Guide: Ned Hamson's guide to assist you in creating & sustaining a positive future
• Concept Maps
• Dr. Deri Joy Ronis, Ph.D.
• GoPBI.com - Link to Life in the Palm Beaches
• Palm Beach County Government
• Palm Beach County Library System
• Pineapple Grove ArtWalk: Delray Beach, Florida
• SEFLIN: The Virtual Library of Southeast Florida
• The Complete Family Resource Guide
• The Museum of Black Superheros
• Understanding Prejudice: Social Psychology Network
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948

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