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Learn From and Honor Black History
Black history is central to our nation’s story. These resources can help celebrate, teach and learn from Black history and experience all year.
February 1, 2024
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The Color of Law: Winners and Losers in the Job Market
This lesson is the second lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine how government policies helped white people access economic benefits while preventing African Americans from accessing these same benefits.
October 10, 2019
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Teaching Kindness Isn’t Enough
Teaching kindness is a staple of elementary practice, but that isn’t the same as teaching justice.
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Presently Invisible: The Arab Plight in American Classrooms
To create more inclusive classrooms and counter negative narratives about Arab Americans, educators can include Arab American history and culture in their current curriculum. Here are some ways to do that.
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!
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Equity, Period.
Join the movement to destigmatize menstruation and make schools more accommodating for all students who experience it.
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August 10, 2018
Hate at School: July 2018
Reports of hate may have slowed, but they did not stop during the summer months. We tracked 13 incidents from eight states in July.
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"The President Said...": Why Context Matters
It'd be easy for educators to ignore the president's latest comments about undocumented immigrants. Here's why they shouldn't.
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Negroes for Sale
This is an image of an advertisement for a slaver's auction. It describes the enslaved people available for purchase.
December 15, 2017
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Story Telling
In this poem, a mother tells her children the story of an enslaved mother and her beautiful daughter who is sold away.
December 15, 2017