It’s been more than 60 years since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and nearly 50 years since Martin Luther King’s assassination and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Since then, countless activists worked tirelessly to bring about an end to racial segregation and discrimination. But closing in on five decades after the close of the Civil Rights Movement, where exactly are we?

Consider these findings from recent studies:

  • Employers are more likely to turn away job seekers if they have African American-sounding names.
  • Black men receive prison sentences 20 percent longer than those of white men who committed similar crimes.
  • Minority borrowers are still more likely to get turned down for conventional mortgage loans than white people with similar credit scores.

Fortunately, there are many organizations fighting for the rights of all people across all types of issues. Here are a few of our top-rated ones:

Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (Richmond, VA)

Youth Journalism International (Auburn, ME)

Defending Rights & Dissent (Washington, D.C.)

Read the full article about the top-rated nonprofits for civil rights and racial justice at GreatNonprofits.org Blog.