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Civics education must include complete, honest histories and encourage young people to use their right to vote.

The willingness to learn, the active step of acknowledging and affirming LGBTQ+ students, and empathy in recognizing the difficulties for the young person help create safer spaces for trans and nonbinary children.

In this hostile learning environment created by censorship and book bans, these LFJ book reviews encourage us all to keep reading—and writing—to counter the narratives that have historically excluded diverse perspectives.

Racial stereotypes and myths persist only with our continuous active consent—in the stories we teach and tell, and those we don’t. And the price we pay for this is monumental.

While we may feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of the overturned landmark decision, we are neither hopeless nor helpless. A social justice education expert offers suggestions.

We must push for more restrictive gun laws to change the cycle of mass shootings, collective outrage and minimal action.

At the birthplace of Juneteenth, residents urge us to engage with honest history to build a just society.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn explains that "Education is not merely a way of upward mobility for the individual, it is a way of collective movement."

The recent Buffalo shooting is the latest iteration of this nation’s history of anti-Black terrorism.

As the first Black woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, there are lessons we can all learn about intersectionality, representation and our essential role in eliminating obstacles for young people.