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The distrust between the Jewish community and African-American community in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in the 1990s reached an all-time high when a runaway car struck two children.

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Religion Immigration

Subject

History

May 22, 2017

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Radical!

Teaching Tolerance illustration Raadical

Nine visionaries who changed the way we think about education.

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March 27, 2019

Hate at School: February 2019

Close up of young African-American child.

Instead of lessons about black history and culture, February brought slurs, blackface, threats and even violence at some U.S. schools.

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 6, Fall 2024

What It Means To Learn for Justice

Illustration of a group of diverse individuals protesting for justice

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn emphasizes that “We increase our power to foster change when we are in community with one another – deliberating, deciding and taking action.”

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August 11, 2014

As an organization committed to justice and equity, the similarities between the Watts Riots and the riots in Ferguson, Missouri following Michael Brown’s death compel us to point out that we do not live in a post-racial world.

Topic

Rights & Activism Class

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April 28, 2014

This is What Privilege Looks Like

Impact and intention both matter when talking about school policies.

Topic

Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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February 10, 2014

Telling the Story of Privilege

The new issue of Teaching Tolerance is packed with advice for teaching this tough subject.

Topic

Class

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October 3, 2016

Transforming Helplessness Into Hope With Writing

This blogger discusses the power of the pen to process tragic incidents, and she shares with readers her poem “(A)wake.”

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

Ned Blackhawk Q&A: Understanding Indigenous Enslavement

Historian Ned Blackhawk explains why we must understand Indigenous enslavement to fully understand American history.

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November 15, 2017

Teaching “America’s National Crime”

Our new film and viewer’s guide offer educators the tools they need to teach honestly and effectively about lynching and the symbolic power of the noose.

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