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Ernest Morrell

Ernest Morrell is an associate professor in the Urban Schooling division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSE&IS) and Associate Director for Youth Research at the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) at the University of California at Los Angeles. For more than a decade he has worked with adolescents, drawing on their involvement with popular culture to promote academic literacy development. Morrell is also interested in the applications of critical pedagogy in urban education and working with teens as critical researchers. Morrell previously taught
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65 Years After 'Brown v. Board'

This Friday marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregated schools. These resources serve as a reminder of the brave first steps 9-year-old Linda Brown took, and of the distance we still have to go.

  • The Bravery of Linda Brown
  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
  • Beyond the Little Rock Nine
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Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month

During April, we uplift Arab American Heritage Month. These resources will help educators celebrate Arab identity, counter negative stereotypes, teach about Arab history and cultures, and ensure an inclusive environment that supports Arab American students this month and throughout the year.

  • Supporting Arab American Students in the Classroom
  • Presently Invisible: The Arab Plight in American Classrooms
  • The New Kid in Class
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October Is LGBTQ History Month!

Educators can use these LFJ resources to recognize, remember and teach intersectional LGBTQ history, including the experiences of young LGBTQ people of color. And this One World poster features a beautiful and timely message from Audre Lorde to inspire your students—all year long.

  • Honoring LGBTQ Voices During Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color
  • Audre Lorde
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Racist Violence Is Why We Need to Know Hard History

It’s imperative to clarify the context within which the massacre in Buffalo, New York, took place. Understanding the long history of anti-Black violence in the United States can help us connect the past to the present and find a different way forward. These LFJ resources can help.

  • To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
  • Premeditation and Resilience: Tulsa, Red Summer and the Great Migration
  • When Bad Things Happen
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Don't Stop Talking About Gun Violence

We must push for more restrictive gun laws to change the cycle of mass shootings followed by collective outrage and minimal action. And we must support youth activists who are at work demanding change now. These LFJ resources offer options that can help.  

  • Don’t Stop Talking About Gun Violence
  • We Are Once Again Reeling From Grief and Outrage
  • To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
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Teaching Mindful Media Consumption

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Join Learning for Justice for a webinar on critical media consumption! Joined by experts in the field doing the work from IREX and Columbia (Missouri) Public Schools, you will be introduced to media literacy concepts.
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Kathleen B. Jones

Kathleen is professor emerita of women’s studies at San Diego State University and visiting research fellow at University of California, Davis, where she directs a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar for schoolteachers on the political theory of Hannah Arendt. She has been active in the field of women and politics and feminist theory since 1975, publishing widely on feminism and political theory in both scholarly and popular journals. Jones’ latest book, Diving for Pearls: A Thinking Journey with Hannah Arendt (Thinking Women Books, 2013), explores Arendt’s influence in her life .