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Digital Activism Remixed: Hashtags for Voice, Visibility and Visions of Social Justice

As social media engagement among youth continues to rise, students are becoming increasingly exposed to and involved in hashtag campaigns related to themes of identity, diversity, justice and social action.

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

Math & Technology

September 27, 2017

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

The Promise of Inclusive Education

Illustration of people gathering on top of and around large books.

Inclusive education builds critical thinking—the intellectual tools for reflection, continuous inquiry, constructive dialogue and the possibility of changing one’s perspective—and is an essential lever for democracy.

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

SMS SOS

Young people are increasingly turning to their phones to find support in the midst of a crisis.

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Informational

“We Lived in a Bubble”

Elizabeth MacQueen is the sculptor of Four Spirits, a monument built to memorialize the four girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. In her memoir, she discusses how the project revealed to her how sheltered she had been as a child growing up in Birmingham.

Elizabeth MacQueen

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

November 18, 2014

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March 27, 2018

The Bravery of Linda Brown

Linda Brown | Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

As we remember Linda Brown Thompson, we must also consider the reality of the world she lived in when, at the age of 9, she became the face of school desegregation.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

March 28, 2018

This Work Isn't Radical

In Minnesota, yet another group is organizing backlash against equitable teaching practices. It's an all-too-common threat—and a reminder that educators need more support.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

article

April 25, 2018

Youth Voice and the Quiet Work of Teachers

Emma Gonzalez and Jeff Foster at March for Our Lives Rally | Photo by Emilee McGovern

A principal considers the role teachers can—and should—play in preparing students for activism.

Topic

Rights & Activism

text

Informational

Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers

In this specific passage, which comes from the book’s first chapter, Douglass describes his enslavers. The passage focuses on Douglass’s memory of his first encounter with the brutality of his enslavers.

Frederick Douglass

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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June 12, 2018

AP World History Is Worth Saving

Teachers are pushing back against proposed changes they say would reframe AP World History as Eurocentric. Teaching Tolerance stands with them.

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Building Bridges With Body Movement

See la bomba Puertorriqueña in action!

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