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Seeing Students, Not Threats

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!”
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Stephanie P. Jones, Ph.D.

Stephanie P. Jones, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of education at Grinnell College. She is also the founder of Mapping Racial Trauma in Schools. Stephanie earned her B.A. in Philosophy and Rhetoric & Communications from the University of Pittsburgh. She continued her education at the same institution, earning a teaching certificate in English/Language Arts and M.Ed. in English Education. She recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education. Her research focuses on the ways in which Black girls and women engage with literacies in and outside
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Police Violence in the News

Released video footage of police officers drawing guns on a young black family in Phoenix illustrates the threat of police violence and bias that black Americans live with—regardless of age. These resources can help you affirm that black lives matter, teach the roots of this violence and counter silence on this issue with productive conversations.

  • Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
  • Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
  • Living With the Bear