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Black History in the Making

Black history isn’t only in the past—it’s happening right now. This Black History Month, commit to acknowledging and elevating today’s young Black change makers and their accomplishments year-round. Our resources will help you uplift Black activists who are changing history and those fighting for justice within their communities, and they will encourage your students to see themselves as change makers too.

  • “We Won’t Wear the Name”
  • Teach This: “The Hill We Climb” and the 2021 Inauguration
  • Charlottesville’s Zyahna Bryant Shall Lead
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It Has Stayed With Me

Empty desks in a classroom with a blackboard in the background.
One Learning for Justice staffer reflects on the harm she experienced when her educators ignored Black History Month—and calls on all educators to uplift the value in Black history all year.
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Our New Magazine Issue: White Supremacy in Education

Our Spring 2021 issue is here! This issue introduces our new name, Learning for Justice, and dives deep into the ways that white supremacy manifests in U.S. schools—including in teacher preparation programs and distance learning. You’ll also learn the stories of educators and students who push back against white supremacy on their campuses and in their communities.

  • Issue 66, Spring 2021
  • “We Won’t Wear the Name”
  • It Was Always About Control
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Jalaya Liles Dunn

Jalaya Liles Dunn, a thought leader in social and racial justice pedagogy, anti-bias training, advocacy and movement building for over 20 years, is the director of Learning for Justice. Prior to joining Learning for Justice, Jalaya championed child advocacy at the Children’s Defense Fund through her roles as national director of the CDF Freedom Schools® program and director of youth leadership and development. Her leadership led to training 5,000 young leaders of color for action in their home communities, managing national partnerships that provided high quality summer and afterschool