The New 3Rs

The roots of racism are entwined in hateful, deadly stereotypes and the denial of who benefits from them. We spend decades investing in strategies, programs and policies that have neither significantly addressed racism nor advanced democracy. These realities are the foundation of The New 3Rs.

Research by the American Pediatric Association and American Psychological Association highlights the disheartening fact that three-year-old children in the US associate Black people with negative traits. By age four, children associate Whites with wealth and higher status.

The New 3Rs tackles racial bias by utilizing its collection of 10,000 Black History artifacts to teach Pre-K to 10th grade students, regardless of race, the contributions Black people have given the world before and after 1619. We are animating Blacks in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) for Pre-K to 5th graders. Our online global curriculum teaches Black History from agriculture to women rights, inspiring 6th to 10th graders to donate their time, talent, treasures and testimonies through blogging, civic participation, and Responsive Philanthropy. The New 3Rs youth are the youngest racial justice philanthropists globally awarding grants to Black-founded organizations investing in Black Lives. The New 3Rs supports the DEI mission of democracy.