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Henry Cody Miller

Henry “Cody” Miller is an assistant professor of English education at SUNY Brockport. During his seven years as a high school English teacher and in his current role, he positions texts as vehicles to discuss broader socio-political issues in students’ lives and worlds. He leads professional development focused on creating affirming classrooms for LBGTQ youth and supporting teachers in publishing blogs and articles. Cody currently acts as the chair of the National Council of Teachers of English LGBTQ advisory board. He was awarded the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2016

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September 11, 2018

Being Sikh in America After 9/11

On the morning of September 11, 2001, graphic novelist and Sikh Captain America Vishavjit Singh was working in his office just north of New York City. In this illustrated feature, Singh explains how the events of that day changed his life. Warning: This article includes offensive language.

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Our Votes Matter: Action Steps in Planning to Vote

This Civics for Democracy learning resource provides action steps for participating in today’s election process.

September 13, 2024

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January 2, 2018

Toolkit for "A Remote Control for Learning"

In "A Remote Control for Learning," Gene Luen Yang explains how students with different learning styles can benefit when instruction includes graphic novels and comics. Use this classroom activity to see how comics can

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Issue 64, Spring 2020

The Census Counts

What your school community needs to know about the 2020 Census.

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August 25, 2020

Supporting Student Voter Registration Remotely

Person wearing red sneakers checking their phone

The continuation of distance learning—and ongoing social distancing regulations in most states and localities—has added obstacles to holding student voter registration drives. But it’s not impossible.

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Rights & Activism

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Collaboration and Building Alliances

Building alliances is about working together, giving and receiving support, and creating a sounding board for social justice planning.

May 26, 2023

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Homeowners Picket FHA Officials Over Broken-Down Homes, Unkept Promises, Philadelphia Tribune (June 24, 1972)

A newspaper article about the Federal Housing Administration’s failure to fund promised repairs to Black homeowners

Len Lear

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement

July 7, 2022

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November 3, 2017

Hate at School: October 2017

Young African-American Child Sitting Against Locker

We tracked 90 hate incidents at schools in October alone—and that’s only what made the news. Just as important is the way schools respond, and in most cases, those responses don’t measure up.

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Bullying & Bias

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Walking with the Wind

In this excerpt from his book, Walking with the Wind, John Lewis describes his involvement in the sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn., in the spring of 1960.

John Lewis

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6-8 9-12

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Civics

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August 9, 2017

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