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July 16, 2020

Confronting the Weaponization of Whiteness in Classrooms

A group of educators speaking to each other.

As viral racist incidents quickly disappear from public discourse, we challenge white teachers to keep those moments top of mind and reflect on their own biased behaviors in classrooms.

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Percentage of People in Poverty (2015)

Percentage of people in poverty by state

This is a U.S. Census Bureau map of the U.S. population living in poverty as of 2015.

U.S. Census Bureau

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6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

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Economics

Geography

April 3, 2017

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Case Against Chairman Bobby and Ericka Dismissed

The Black Panther Party’s newspaper article covers the 1971 acquittal on conspiracy charges for fellow members Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale. In the article, BPP members also address issues like police brutality, urban poverty and political prisoners.

The Black Panther Party

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

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The Negro's Place in World Reorganization

This essay introduces the Universal Negro Improvement Association and some of its core beliefs, such as the idea that all African-descended people should work together to achieve preservation and independce from whites at home and abroad, particularly in Africa.

Marcus Garvey

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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History

Geography

July 3, 2014

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An Ex-Slaveholder's View of the Negro Question in the South

Written in 1900, this text presents the views of a former enslaver about the value of slavery for those enslaved.

Colonel Robert Bingham

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

December 14, 2017

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December 8, 2016

Our Spring Webinars Are All About Equity

Mark your calendar! These free PD opportunities, about 45 minutes each, will address topics like home visits, implicit bias and building empathy. We’ll also embark on part two of our popular Black Lives Matter discussion.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Teaching in Solidarity

Illustration of students receiving high fives from adults as they disembark their school bus.

The guiding principles behind the Black Lives Matter At School Week of Action can be an important frame through which to reimagine more liberatory educational spaces for Black children.

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Yet Do I Marvel

The poem deals with the awesome and awful power of God in relation to the challenging lives of humans and animals.

Countee Cullen

Grade Level

9-12

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Religion

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History

February 21, 2019

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I Investigate Lynchings

Undercover, Walter White investigates an African-American woman's lynching in a rural Georgia town. White uses his Southern accent to keep suspicion at bay during a conversation with a general manager, whom he believes to be the lynch-mob leader.

Walter White

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

October 30, 2014

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Tomorrow Night

Bibi and her family escape their plantation and journey to a better life.

Patty Johnson

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Slavery

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History

February 19, 2020

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