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A retrospective look at the link between civil and human rights

My third-period students rushed in at the start of class, wide-eyed and excited. Something had happened. “Quentin hit Ms. Combs!” Helen Combs was my friend. She taught language arts. “He knocked her down,” one student reported. “They took her to the hospital, and the police took him away in handcuffs!”

The 2008 election showed us that true progress in the struggle for equality is possible. Yet there is still much work to be done.

Workshops help teachers talk about prejudice and discrimination.

This toolkit for “Native Voices, Native Votes” charts a five-step plan for how educators can increase students’ knowledge about the history and current state of the Native vote.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn insists, “How we respond to this urgent moment will determine how we shape the meaning of justice.”

Afraid to teach about privilege? Three teachers show how it’s done.