article
Six Ways to Stand Behind Your LGBT Students
During the back-to-school season, prioritize LGBT inclusivity in your classroom and school.
2,243 Results
author
author
lesson
Understanding the Prison Label
What is the long-term harm and wider impact of mass incarceration on people and communities of color? The racial caste system established and perpetuated by mass incarceration continues beyond a prison sentence and extends into families, communities and society at large. The criminalization and demonization of black men creates a “prison label” of stigma and shame that damages the black community as a whole.
October 13, 2014
article
article
Inspiring Hope: A Conversation With Maud Dahme
Maud Dahme, Holocaust survivor and educator, emphasizes the importance of survivor testimony in learning from the past and uplifts our shared humanity.
lesson
James Baldwin: Art, Sexuality and Civil Rights
In this lesson, students will revisit the life of James Baldwin, an African-American literary writer and critic, as well as an icon for civil and gay rights.
January 7, 2013
text
Visual
“Runaways” and “$200 Reward”
These are two different advertisements describing people who had escaped from slavery. They demonstrate the different treatment and valuation of enslaved people.
December 15, 2017
article
"These Guys Are Fun!"
School and community programs foster friendships across the generations
article
We Can’t Dismantle What We Can’t See: Teaching Concepts of Masculinity
“So, there aren’t any girls in the book?” Find out how an English teacher answered this student question—and fit the male-centered Lord of the Flies into a classroom focused on voices traditionally left in the margins.