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Issue 5, Fall 2023

What Is Our Collective Responsibility When We Uncover Honest History?

Photo of Joycelyn Davis, a descendant of Charlie Lewis.

Local history advocates say preservation, education and healing should include community redevelopment and respecting the agency of descendants of enslaved people.

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Stay Current, Stay Connected

Know how students use social media, know how to monitor and set expectations around that usage and decide how to respond when these platforms are used to harm a student or target a group of students.

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Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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February 28, 2017

Learn Something New Every Day

Antisemitism is alive and well in the United States, and its proponents feel emboldened. The antidote? Anti-bias education.

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Religion

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Polite Society

In this Facebook status update, Kaity Parson describes the construct of “polite society” and its effects on individuals who are not included in its ranks.

Kaity Parson

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6-8

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Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

November 3, 2015

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

What We're Reading

Learning for Justice loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators!

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Debriefing is an essential step in the postcrisis process. Bring together the incident response team to review lessons learned. But don’t stop there. “Always make sure there’s an opportunity for exchange with multiple

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Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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Knock Knock

Until Daniel Beaty was 3 years old, his father would "knock knock" on his door every morning. This performance explores the shaping of personal identity in an incarcerated parent's absence.

Daniel Beaty

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6-8 9-12

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Class Gender & Sexual Identity

October 30, 2014

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Investing in the Community

Lewis Diuguid recounts how The Million Man March was an important moment for the African-American community, with black men marching together in Washington, D.C. and in other cities across the country.

Lewis Diuguid

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6-8 9-12

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Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 5, 2014

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Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper

The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that discuss African-American women who were active in the fight for civil rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Frances Watkins Harper, who challenged power structures in the South by talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education—and fought segregated public transportation.

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6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Reading & Language Arts

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History

July 6, 2009

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Families

This excerpt explains that families are defined by love, caring and sharing, not the number or gender of its members.

Ann Morris

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K-2 3-5 6-8

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Religion Class Immigration

November 7, 2014

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