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Young, Gifted and Black: Teaching Freedom Summer to K-5 Students

Episode 11, Season 3 Teaching civil rights history to young learners creates both opportunities and challenges. The 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project and the subsequent Freedom Schools offer important lessons for

January 26, 2021

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Black Unionists Form Coalition: Organization Will Work for McGovern but Will Not Disband After Election, The New York Times (October 3, 1972)

Newspaper article describing Black laborers’ frustration with the mainstream labor movement and the 1972 formation of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

Philip Shabecoff

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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March 14, 2018

Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom

Young people need stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equality. Women's History Month is a good time for us to recommit to teaching those stories.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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September 6, 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

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September 17, 2020

Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys

A Black educator challenges colleagues to consider the school-based and societal implications of calling Black boys “Black males.”

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Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity

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February 1, 2018

The Courage to Teach Hard History

Abolitionists William Still, Sojourner Truth, William Loyd Garrison, unidentified male and female slaves, and Black Union soldiers in front of American flag

The central role that slavery played in the development of the United States is beyond dispute. Yet, the practices of teaching and learning about this fact remain woefully inadequate. Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries introduces Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, which can help change that.

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May 20, 2022

To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History

A teenager honors those who lost their lives in the Buffalo attack by writing their names in chalk on the street in front of a sidewalk memorial.

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

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Amplify Asian American Identities Beyond a Heritage Month

This edition of The Moment ensures your classroom reflects the diversity of Asian-American students and to help them feel seen year-round.

I Am Asian American
Teachers, Check Your Texts
(In)Visible Identity

August 27, 2018

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Observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month With Education and Support

When a young person experiences sexual assault, a survivor-centered approach—from parents, caregivers, educators and everyone involved in the survivor’s life—is essential. These LFJ resources, including a new article outlining strategies for supporting survivors and their families, offer information about ways to help.

Center Survivors: A Resource for Families and Educators in Responding to Sexual Violence
What If My Student Discloses a Sexual Assault?
Resources for Addressing Sexual Assault and Harassment in Class

April 3, 2023

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Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action 2019

Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action is February 4-8! In this edition of The Moment, learn more about how you can join social justice educators from Philadelphia to Seattle in affirming and centering black lives in your classroom, school and beyond.

Black Lives Matter Week of Action
Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I
Let's Talk! Teaching Black Lives Matter

February 1, 2019

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