Resources for National Native American Heritage Month – Arthur J. Morris Law Library
Multitopic Resources
How to Update Your Book Challenge Forms (with Template): Book Censorship News, May 6, 2022
South Carolina considering a law that withholds public library funds if "inappropriate" materials are available and more censorship news.
Sample Reconsideration Form | ALA
Every library — academic, public, and school (public, private, charter, independent, and international) — should have a comprehensive written policy that guides the selection, deselection or weeding, and reconsideration of library resources. The most valuable selection policy is current; it is reviewed and revised on a regular basis; and it is familiar to all members of a library’s staff. The policy should be approved by the library’s governing board or other policy-making body and disseminated widely for understanding by all stakeholders.
Why DEI Still Matters (and How to Get It Right)
A tested approach to DEI that creates lasting change.
What Trump’s Second Term Could Mean for DEI
Proponents of DEI face an enormous struggle over the next four years. The incoming Trump administration has signaled it will escalate the already virulent anti-DEI backlash in the workplace. Leaders who want to build just and inclusive organizations amid these challenging conditions can look to a framework developed eight years ago to help multinational corporations support LGBTQ+ inclusion in countries that are hostile to LGBTQ+ rights. Companies can follow: 1) the “When in Rome” model, in which they adhere to local norms and laws, even if that means diluting some of their DEI commitments; 2) the “Embassy” model, in which they adopt DEI policies internally but do not push for larger societal change; or 3) the “Advocate” model, in which they seek to shift local laws and social norms in a pro-DEI direction.
Banning of Native Voices/Books
List of books by Native authors that have been challenged or banned
4 Questions Lawyers Have About Allyship
“How can I be a better ally?” This is a question we often hear at the Commission. Here are four more questions lawyers ask about allyship.
Combat stress summer 2024: Harnessing Post-Traumatic Stress for Service Members, Veterans, and First Responders
Loving corrections - Adrienne Maree Brown
"Ethical, pondering, and wondrous, adrienne maree brown's Loving Corrections is a collection of love-based adjustments and reframes to grow our movements for liberation while navigating a society deeply fractured by greed, racism, and war. In this landmark book, brown invigorates her influential writing on belonging and accountability into the framework of "loving corrections": a generative space where rehearsals for the revolution become the everyday norm in relating to one another. Filled with practical wisdom on how to be a trustworthy communicator while providing bold visions for a shared future, Loving Corrections can speak to everyone caught in the crossroads of our political challenges and potential. No matter how new to the struggle, or how numerous our failures, brown's indispensable writing is an invitation to us all."--
How Black Voice News’ Aryana Noroozi Captures the Humanity of Unhoused People Through Empathetic Photojournalism | The GroundTruth Project
When you look at a photograph, you are essentially looking through the eyes of the photographer as they point something out. Their sense of artistry and structure should be clear to see, but also their biases, and their power dynamic with their subjects. In southern California’s Riverside, Report for America corps member and CatchLight fellow
HUD Releases 2023 AHAR Data: 12 Key Data Points to Understand the Current State of Homelessness in America
This was the primary takeaway from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1, which was released on December 15. The AHAR Part 1 compiles data from Point-in-Time (PIT) Counts conducted […]
Public Citizen
Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest – your interests – in the halls of power.
Research Guides
Index of Library of Congress Research Guides Research guides to the Library's collections, as well as subject guides prepared by Library of Congress staff, are listed below. More online guides covering other Library of Congress collections are available via the
Student Rights & Responsibilities: First Amendment - Dean of Students Office
As a community of engaged scholars and learners, we are committed to freedom of expression, academic freedom, and collaborative inquiry. We support creativity and innovation by valuing all voices and engaging in respectful discourse. While we may not always agree with the ideas and opinions of others, we must honor their right to express them.
Please explore and utilize this website as a resource. If you have questions or concerns regarding First Amendment activities, or for rally or protest planning assistance, please contact the Dean of Students Office at 520-621-7057.
As a community of engaged scholars and learners, we are committed to freedom of expression, academic freedom, and collaborative inquiry. We support creativity and innovation by valuing all voices and engaging in respectful discourse. While we may not always agree with the ideas and opinions of others, we must honor their right to express them.
Please explore and utilize this website as a resource. If you have questions or concerns regarding First Amendment activities, or for rally or protest planning assistance, please contact the Dean of Students Office at 520-621-7057.
Memo on School Book Bans from PEN America - PEN America
The final count for the 2023-2024 school year will be released later this fall along with a public Index of School Book Bans.
About this Collection | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
The processed records of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund consist of approximately 80,000 items of which about 80% (210,299 images) have been digitized thus far. Spanning the years 1915-1968, with most dating from 1940 to 1960, these records document the work and procedures of the organization as it combated racial discrimination in the nation’s courts, establishing in the process a public interest legal practice that was unprecedented in American jurisprudence. The organization’s records cover a host of topics, including segregation in schools, on buses, and in public facilities; discrimination in housing and property ownership; voting rights; police brutality; racial violence; and countless other infringements of civil rights.
Book Ban Data | Banned Books
The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released new data documenting book challenges throughout the United States, finding that challenges were nearly double that of 2021, reaching the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.
Indivisible Tohono
Grassroots group concerned with current federal and Arizona legislation primarily impacting the Tohono O’odham Nation
Grassroots group concerned with current federal and Arizona legislation primarily impacting
the Tohono O’odham Nation
Battleground: Arizona
We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
About this Collection | COVID-19 American History Project | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
COVID-19 was a global pandemic that altered many aspects of American life. From January 2020 to August 2024, over 1,100,000 Americans died from the disease. Quarantine measures, enacted to avoid the spread of COVID-19, altered the way Americans worked and lived. Many social activities—including school and faith-based gatherings—moved online. Even at this writing, COVID-19 continues to impact many Americans’ everyday experiences.
A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health–Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations
The health of the planet and its people are at risk. The deterioration of the global
commons—ie, the natural systems that support life on Earth—is exacerbating energy,
food, and water insecurity, and increasing the risk of disease, disaster, displacement,
and conflict. In this Commission, we quantify safe and just Earth-system boundaries
(ESBs) and assess minimum access to natural resources required for human dignity and
to enable escape from poverty. Collectively, these describe a safe and just corridor
that is essential to ensuring sustainable and resilient human and planetary health
and thriving in the Anthropocene.
Federal Democracy: Four pitfalls for human rights
Federalism is rightly viewed as a bulwark of human rights. Yet rights advocates should be aware of its limitations in the protection of marginalized communities and democratic norms.
The Feminist Present
Listen to The Clayman Institute for Gender Research's The Feminist Present podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Campaigns
See what humans rights campaigns Amnesty International USA is working on to inspire a global movement of people to fight injustice & promote human rights.
October 4 -National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) - Calgary Public Library
October 4 -National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) by CalgaryLibrary_Indigenous - a staff-created list : In Canada, Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people are murdered, abused, or disappear at shockingly high rates. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concluded that this violence is rooted in colonization. Whether you are personally affected by this crisis and are looking for stories of healing and empowerment, or you want to become an ally by learning more about the devastating epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada, these resources can be a source of information, reflection, action, resilience, and hope.
Red Dresses on Bare Trees
Stories and Reflections on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The Internet Archive lost their latest appeal. Here’s what that means for you.
As Publishers Weekly reported this week, the Internet Archive, nonprofit home to a robust digital library, has lost its latest appeal in a case brought by publishers. A panel from New York’s …
The Women's Art Library
The Women's Art Library began as an artists' initiative that developed into an arts organization publishing catalogues and books as well as a magazine from the early 1980s to 2002.
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
The Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub is a searchable website from the Minnesota Historical Society that makes millions of pages of Minnesota newspapers available online.
I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal
The I-Portal contains full-text electronic resources including articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, reports, and digitized archival documents and photographs. As of 2022, the I-Portal had over 71,000 records and new content is added on a continuing basis.
BostonPL_We Are Pride 2024: 75 Books for Children, Teens & Adults - Boston Public Library
BostonPL_We Are Pride 2024: 75 Books for Children, Teens & Adults by BostonPL_WeArePrideBooklist - a staff-created list : We Are Pride is a list of books published in the previous year for all ages concerning the diverse experience of the LGBTQ+ community. This printing is part of the Boston Public Library's annual observance of LGBTQ+ Pride Month since 2017.
These titles may be available in other formats or languages. Check the catalog for availability.
2024 We Are Pride Committee Members:
Jordan D. (she/they), We Are Pride Chairperson, Reader Services Specialist
Allison H. (she/her), Children's Librarian
Amy L. (she/her), Generalist Librarian
Ayelet R. (she/her), Generalist Librarian
Casey A., Generalist Librarian
Dani C. (they/them), Children's Librarian
Elise C. (she/her), Generalist Librarian
Laura B. (she/her), Collection Librarian
Michael B. (he/they), Workforce Development Librarian
Morgan H. (they/them), Youth Services Librarian
Nikki K. (she/they), Floater Librarian
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