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Freedom Labs is the name of a national partnership between left-of-center police-abolitionist organizations PolicyLink, BYP100, the Center for Popular Democracy, and Law for Black Lives. 1
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Truss Leadership is a for-profit critical race theory-aligned education consultancy run by Joe Truss, a California educator. It offers workshops for public schools and public school districts on “dismantling white supremacy” in schools. Truss Leadership claims to have consulted for nearly 70 schools and 5,000 educators, mostly located in California.
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Hispanic Access Foundation is a left-of-center Hispanic activism organization that is focused on building community between Hispanic churches and religious groups, largely for the purpose of environmentalist activism. 1
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Food Access LA, previously titled Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA), is a local agricultural organizing and nutritional programming organization based in Los Angeles, California, that promotes and receives funding from federal nutritional subsidy programs.
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Public Wise is a left-of-center advocacy group and funding organization that was founded in 2019 by Eric Laufer, a New York City-based entrepreneur in the wind-reliant energy industry. The organization funds projects and organizations with the goal of increasing turnout for Democratic candidates in minority communities. The organization publishes the
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A Better Chance (ABC) is a program that identifies and places select ethnic minority students in grades 4 through 9 into one of more than 200 college preparatory schools, with the intent to create more diversity in those graduating from elite colleges and universities. ABC is a nonprofit funded by
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Damon Williams is an education advisor and the former chief officer for diversity, equity, and educational achievement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1 He works as a diversity consultant and receives public
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National SEED Project (full name National Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Project for Inclusive Curriculum) trains teachers and others to instruct colleagues and peers on how to incorporate themes and practices related to equity, diversity, and privilege in the classroom. Through grant money from left-leaning foundations, the SEED Project has
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The American Institute for Economic Research is a Massachusetts-based free-market think tank established in 1933 by Edward C. Harwood, an economist who was the vice president at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He launched it as a research organization to evaluate ways to avoid another Great Depression.
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Rashida Bumbray is a choreographer and performance artist who is the head of culture and art programs at the Open Society Foundations, a large grantmaking foundation created and funded by billionaire financier and left-leaning philanthropist George Soros. Bumbray joined the Open Society Foundations in 2015 and was promoted to
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The Luminous Minds Project is a left-leaning organization that provides training and conducts advocacy efforts surrounding mental health and education issues. The organization was created in 2014 by Jodie Knowles, a self-described “Trauma Informed Strategic Intervention Coach” and offers consulting and coaching sessions to a variety of schools and organizations.
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Hasan Davis is an educational consultant who works with school districts on left-of-center racial and cultural messaging and speaks at racial-diversity conferences. 1 He has said that he encourages teachers to use more “diverse individuals” in
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Rosa Brooks, born Rosa Ehrenreich, is the daughter of longtime feminist activist Barbara Ehrenreich and is a law professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. 1 She is also an adjunct
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Gigi Sohn is an academic and advocate for left-of-center internet policy, particularly “net neutrality.” In October 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Sohn to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She has faced opposition from Republicans due to a perceived bias against conservatives based on
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Intentional Endowments Network (IEN) is a membership organization of over 200 endowments, foundations, investment consultants and managers, and nonprofits involved in environmentalist initiatives, as well as racial justice and economic equality. 1 IEN is
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Enid Lee Consultants is an educational consulting firm based in California that provides critical race theory-aligned “antiracism” workshops, consulting, and speeches on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Enid Lee Consultants was founded and is led by Enid Lee, a left-of-center activist.
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Edyoucan Consulting, Inc. is an educational consulting firm based in Glastonbury, Connecticut that provides critical race theory-aligned “antiracism” workshops and faculty retreats on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The firm was incorporated and is led by Tonya Claiborne, the director of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Glastonbury Public Schools. Background Edyoucan
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Monarch Training and Development, LLC is a consulting firm based in Ames, Iowa, that provides critical race theory-aligned “antiracism” workshops, consulting, and speeches on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The firm’s founder and principal consultant is Black Lives Matter activist Abdul Muhammad. Background Monarch Training and Development was founded as
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The Glasgow Group is a Maryland-based for-profit educational consultant company specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training. Unlike many educational consultant companies, the Glasgow Group works exclusively with private schools. The company has developed ties with other private schools due to the company’s founder, Rodney Glasgow, who has held
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Fleur Larsen Facilitation is a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancy offering training to individuals and organizations on privilege, diversity, oppression, cultural change, and equity. The critical race theory-aligned concepts of “white privilege” and “white supremacy” are overarching themes of Fleur Larsen Facilitation’s teaching and training. History and Work Fleur Larsen
