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Power of the Vote: Lifting the Veil of White Supremacy from the Ocoee Massacre to January 6

A young Black man's blurred image in the background with his hand and an "I voted" sticker and flag.

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

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

October 31, 2022

Resisting Dominant Narratives

A group of children lie on their stomachs in the grass reading books in front of a tree on a sunny day. One child looks directly at the camera and smiles.

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.

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Rights & Activism

September 19, 2022

Black Visibility Matters: The Inconvenient Truths of Bias and Erasure

A smiling young black child stands in front of board filled with scientific formulas.

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.

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

September 6, 2022

Roe v. Wade—What Can Educators Do?

Two women sit at a table and one of the women is talking to someone across from her who is not in view. They are in a workshop setting.

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.

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Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

August 9, 2022