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On August 28, 1963, at the March on Washington, Dorothy Height sat on the speakers’ platform and listened to Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech. She had helped organize the rally that brought about 250,000 people to the National Mall. In fact, she’d been in the forefront of the civil right struggle for decades as the president of the National Council of Negro Women.

To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.

Equity literacy moves us beyond cultural competency, allowing educators to create and sustain equitable and just learning environments for all families and students.

Q: Some of my world history students have taken to drawing Confederate battle flags on their homework assignments. What should I do?

Suggestions for educators working to promote equity.

Teaching Tolerance managing editor Brian Willoughby remembers Rosa Parks and her radical legacy.

As you know, many schools in Los Angeles have dealt with racial tensions, race riots, and violence on campus stemming from issues of race and misunderstanding.

I love my neighborhood. On any given morning at the bus stop, I hear five different languages being spoken. While the words and sounds are different, the context is the same.