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Joseph L. Graves Jr.

Graves is the associate dean for research and professor of biological sciences at the Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering, administered by North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

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July 6, 2022

Don’t Stop Talking About Gun Violence

A child's feet with sneakers on them stand in front of words that include protect, students, mass shooting, cries, brutality, activism, walkout and more etched in chalk on the ground.

We must push for more restrictive gun laws to change the cycle of mass shootings, collective outrage and minimal action.

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Rights & Activism

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Gender Trouble

This article discusses the some of the issues that can arise when institutions attempt to address the complexities of the gender spectrum.

Patricia Williams

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9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 5, 2014

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

Mathematics in Context: The Pedagogy of Liberation

Social justice education isn’t limited to humanities courses. Two math educators explain how their commitment to equity informs the way they teach.

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Irina Starovoytova

Irina Y. Starovoytova, a teacher of English and American Studies at Tambov School #6 in Tambov, Russia, created this retelling of a traditional Russian fable especially for Teaching Tolerance.

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February 15, 2012

Bias Makes LGBT Equality Tough to Teach

Twenty-eight teachers in my master’s level class silently moved en masse to the right side of the room to signify that they would teach the civil rights movement to their elementary students. In fact, most considered it negligent to ignore this historic movement that brought about the end of segregation in our country.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students

With this guide, we hope to help teachers and school leaders make curriculum and policy decisions that include LGBTQ students and prepare all students to thrive in a diverse democracy.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

July 3, 2022

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Civics for Democracy

To strengthen democracy in the United States, we must understand the systems of government, politics and the media. This series of resources can help.

September 14, 2024

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Our Votes Matter in All Elections

We should never take for granted our rights and our responsibilities to engage in civic action and vote in every election — local and national.

The 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) is a landmark federal law and a significant victory of the Civil Rights Movement. Enacted to remove the barriers of racist Jim Crow era policies, the VRA affirmed the right to vote for millions of African Americans. Enforcement of this law has expanded political opportunities for Black Americans and other people of color.

Our Votes Matter: Action Steps in Planning to Vote
Media Literacy Is Vital for Informed Decision-Making
Understanding Voter Suppression in Today’s Election Process

October 20, 2025

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Leslie Wills-Taylor

Leslie has been an elementary educator in central Virginia since 2008. As both a fourth-grade teacher and diversity resource teacher, she collaboratively designs and co-facilitates a variety of professional developments on multicultural education and culturally responsive instructional strategies. Wills-Taylor also organizes diversity awareness events that build sustainable home-school partnerships. She is one of the recipients of the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching. She can be reached via Twitter @LeslieWillsTay1.

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