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August 10, 2018

From Charlottesville to Montgomery: Susan Bro on Her Activist Work

TT Staff Writer Coshandra Dillard sits down with Susan Bro to discuss her activist work, her hopes for the future and the legacy of her daughter, Heather Heyer.

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Rights & Activism

August 10, 2018

Charlottesville’s Zyahna Bryant Shall Lead

When Zyahna Bryant started the petition to have Robert E. Lee’s statue removed from Charlottesville, she was doing something she’s been practicing for years: using her voice for equity and justice. And she’s not going to stop.

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Rights & Activism

August 10, 2018

Learning Hard History on the Road

Woman on Charlottesville to Montgomery pilgrimage transfers soil from one jar to another

Charlottesville residents took to the road this summer to learn how the past can help them construct a more just and peaceful present.

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Rights & Activism

August 8, 2018

Learning for Justice 101: A Guide to Our Resources

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Perhaps you get our magazine and you’ve used our films. But Learning for Justice offers so much more! As a new school year starts, we review some of our favorite—and most popular—resources.

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Slavery Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

August 6, 2018

Decolonizing the Classroom: Teaching With Indigenous Comics

Young student raising hand to ask question during class lecture

Bring Native cultures, stories and perspectives out of the margins of your curriculum with comics by and about Native peoples.

July 30, 2018

Culturally Inclusive Cooking Club

Creating a cohesive community from disparate parent groups around a great unifier: food.

Topic

Immigration

July 19, 2018

Summer Violence and Educator Silence

Open doors in a poorly-lit hallway at school after hours

One principal questions the value of educator conferences that focus on “student voice” without recognizing the social contexts in which voices struggle to be heard.

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Rights & Activism

July 2, 2018

Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?

The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.

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Bullying & Bias

June 27, 2018

Spotlight on Whose Renaissance?

Students painting wall | TT Grants Spotlight

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. Grants Manager Jey Ehrenhalt spoke with Chris Dolgos about his project investigating the equity of urban renewal.

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Class

June 25, 2018

Diverse Perspectives

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. Read about how one teacher used a TT grant to fund an oral storytelling project to promote positive identity and diverse cultural perspectives.

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Immigration

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