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Educators Set the Bar for Respect

As a high school sophomore, I loved debate. My coach was a quirky, intelligent man whom I greatly admired. I learned a lot from him. It bothered me, however, that he didn’t seem to respect me because of my choices.
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Rebel Yells

Like many schools being called on to reconsider their mascot, the University of Mississippi convenes a student-run committee to find a replacement for theirs—a Confederate soldier.
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Robbie Brown
Grade Level
9-12
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 5, 2014
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Kaia Woodford

Kaia M. Woodford is a student activist who is passionate about improving educational equity for students of color in Bexley, Ohio. She is a founding board member of the Bexley Anti-Racism Project, a collaboration of students and faculty organized to amplify underrepresented student voices and to educate the broader community on issues of racial inequity. In this capacity, Kaia serves on the Bexley City School Anti-Racism Taskforce to ensure that Bexley City Schools administrators have the benefit of lived student experience to inform anti-racist board policy. She also serves on the Bexley
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Untamed Border

This chapter depicts the violent relationship between Tejanos (Texas Mexicans) and Texas Rangers in the late 19th century and early 20th century, culminating in the notion that “though a Tejano spent his life under the watchful eyes of whites, he was beneath all notice in death.”
by
Jim Carnes
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
February 8, 2017
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The Little Rock Nine and the Children’s Movement

This lesson focuses on questions of justice and the role youth have played in social and political movements. By reading a combination of primary and secondary sources, students will learn how the Little Rock Nine came to play their important role. These teenagers’ participation in school integration stemmed not from the prodding of the parents or activists, but from within themselves.
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Reading & Language Arts
Social Studies
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Justice
September 11, 2012
the moment

Recognize Trailblazers on Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, 1920. It’s important to remember that many Black women and more women of color didn’t earn the right to vote until years later. Read Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” with its intersectional message delivered during her 1851 speech at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Also, check out an LFJ lesson featuring an accurate voting rights timeline, and identify ways to take a deeper look at women’s history this Women’s Equality Day—and beyond.

  • Ain’t I a Woman?
  • The True History of Voting Rights
  • A More Complete Women’s History
the moment

When Students Are in Crisis

One year after March for Our Lives, we still mourn the young people lost to gun violence and to the trauma that is its legacy. If you're concerned that your school isn't equipped to support students in crisis, the resources in this edition of The Moment suggest ways to change that—starting today.

  • SMS SOS
  • Toolkit for "Demystifying the Mind"
  • Worried About a Friend? Use Your E.D.G.E.