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Responding to Anti-Asian Violence and Georgia Shootings

A single lit candle surrounded by darkness.

After a shooting spree in Georgia took the lives of eight people—including six Asian American women—it’s important to pause, check in and prioritize care.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Gender & Sexual Identity

March 17, 2021

After Atlanta: Teaching About Asian American Identity and History

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One LFJ award winner shares the conversation she started with students the day after the attacks in Atlanta and recommends resources anyone can use to teach about Asian American history and identity.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

March 17, 2021

Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It

High school students and a teacher working collaboratively at table

Educators must commit to undoing the systemic silencing of queer figures throughout history. Here are some ways to more inclusively explore the past.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

March 15, 2021

Presently Invisible: The Arab Plight in American Classrooms

To create more inclusive classrooms and counter negative narratives about Arab Americans, educators can include Arab American history and culture in their current curriculum. Here are some ways to do that.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion

February 26, 2021

Teaching the Historical Context of January 6

Angled view of the United States capitol building.

As the political fallout from the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfolds, it’s critical that educators help students contextualize white supremacist movements of the past and present.

February 19, 2021

Join This Community Poem With Kwame Alexander

Our friends at the Civil Rights Memorial Center want to hear from your students this month!

Topic

Rights & Activism

February 18, 2021

It Has Stayed With Me

Empty desks in a classroom with a blackboard in the background.

One Learning for Justice staffer reflects on the harm she experienced when her educators ignored Black History Month—and calls on all educators to uplift the value in Black history all year.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

February 9, 2021

Our New Name: Learning for Justice

We’ve changed our name to better reflect our mission and our work.

February 3, 2021

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