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Preston D. Mitchum

Preston D. Mitchum is the director of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project. A Black queer attorney, advocate, and activist with a focus on the power of Black people, young people, and queer, trans, and nonbinary people, Mitchum has more than a decade of policy and legal experience.
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The Mistake That Led to a Great Lesson

I used to tell my art students that some of the best art comes from mistakes. It seems the same is true for teaching. If we can be flexible enough to recognize the lesson in mistakes, we can go a long way with our students.
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Influence of 'Kony 2012' Video Needs Moderation

Over dinner recently, I learned of my niece’s concern about her high school administrators removing the Kony 2012 posters that had been plastered all over the school. Kony 2012, a global campaign and viral video released by the nonprofit Invisible Children earlier this month, had fired her up and inspired her. My sister was thrilled to see her daughter so taken with a cause and so committed to having impact.
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Representative Lewis Discusses Reenacting Historic Bus Rides of 1961 Video Transcript

This piece is to accompany The Freedom RidersForty years ago, a dozen or so friends decided to test a new ruling that banned the forced separation of whites and blacks in interstate travel. They became known as Freedom Riders, and they paved the way for the civil rights struggle. John Lewis joined the original rides. He is now a Congressman from Georgia. Well, today they're retracing their steps from the spring of '61.
April 5, 2011