Resources
The library
Vetted organizations, research, and tools. Each link opens in a new tab — every one verified.
Organizations & Advocacy
Algorithmic Justice League
↗Founded by Dr. Joy Buolamwini — research and advocacy against algorithmic bias.
Data & Society
↗Independent research on the social implications of data and AI.
AI Now Institute
↗Policy research on the social implications of artificial intelligence.
Center on Race & Digital Justice
↗Centering racial justice in tech policy.
Color Of Change
↗Nation's largest online racial justice organization.
NAACP — Tech & Civil Rights
↗Advocacy on civil rights including technology policy.
ACLU — Technology & Civil Liberties
↗Litigation and advocacy on surveillance and AI.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
↗Defending civil liberties in the digital world.
Fight for the Future
↗Campaigns against mass surveillance and biometric tech.
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.)
↗Litigation and advocacy against discriminatory surveillance.
Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
↗Founded by Dr. Timnit Gebru — independent, community-rooted AI research.
Black in AI
↗Community of Black researchers and practitioners in AI.
Policy, Law & Government
White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
↗Five principles to guide automated systems.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
↗Federal framework for trustworthy AI.
EEOC — AI and Employment Discrimination
↗Federal guidance on AI in hiring and Title VII.
FTC — AI Enforcement
↗Consumer protection on AI claims and harms.
DOJ Civil Rights Division
↗Federal civil rights enforcement, including algorithmic discrimination.
Research, Reporting & Education
ProPublica — Machine Bias (COMPAS)
↗Landmark investigation into COMPAS recidivism scoring.
The Markup
↗Investigative journalism on tech harms.
MIT Technology Review — AI
↗Independent reporting on AI and society.
Coded Bias (documentary)
↗Joy Buolamwini's film on facial-recognition bias.
Race After Technology — Ruja Benjamin
↗Foundational text on the New Jim Code.
Weapons of Math Destruction — Cathy O'Neil
↗How big data increases inequality.
Algorithms of Oppression — Safiya Noble
↗How search engines reinforce racism.
Healthcare Algorithm Equity
Civic Action Tools
Vote.org
↗Register, check status, find your polling place.
Ballotpedia — Local Elections
↗Nonpartisan info on every elected office.
Common Cause
↗Pro-democracy advocacy and organizing.
Find Your Members of Congress
↗Official congressional directory.
USA.gov — State & Local Officials
↗Directory of state and local elected officials.
MuckRock — Public Records Requests
↗File and track FOIA / public records requests.