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Paving the Way to a Vibrant Multiracial Democracy

“Teaching and learning about race, racialized power dynamics, the freedom struggles of our ancestors, and multiracial organizing and citizen engagement are essential if democracy is to succeed in our multiracial society. The nation—the world—has never had a flourishing democracy within the context of profound difference. Yet a multiracial democracy is the only kind of democracy that will succeed in the United States.” —Angela Glover Blackwell

  • Paving the Way to a Vibrant Multiracial Democracy
  • Educating for Democracy
  • James Baldwin
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National Standards

Standards Alignment Made Easy At Learning for Justice, we recognize the importance of both rigor and relevance—and we also recognize that content standards are an important tool for many educators. That’s why we’ve
July 24, 2017
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Marvin Lynn

Marvin Lynn is Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Maryland at College Park where he founded and currently heads a graduate program in Minority & Urban Education. Having published in several well-respected academic journals, including Teachers College Record, Educational Theory, Qualitative Studies in Education, Equity & Excellence in Education, Urban Education, Educational Philosophy and Theory & Review of Research in Education, he has emerged as one of the leaders of the field of critical race studies in education. He wrote a very popular
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Jessyca Mathews

Jessyca is an English teacher at Carman-Ainsworth High School in Flint, Michigan, who has used her voice and her story to inspire students and move them to action. Her students have been inspired to use creative expression to channel their responses to multiple social issues. In 2017, her students developed a collaboration with students in Lansing, Michigan, finding the power of their collective voices to advocate for clean water during the Flint water crisis. Along with teaching a course on social activism and research, she is a soccer coach at CAHS and has written two books, Simply: A
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Gabriel Smith

Gabriel Smith serves as a Policy Fellow with the Congressional Black Caucus and the Capitol Hill office of New York Congressman Ritchie Torres. Previously, Smith worked as the Senior Associate for Learning and Dissemination with National Community Action Partnership (NCAP). In this role, he managed several learning cohorts of anti-poverty professionals from across the country as they explored the causes of poverty unique to their respective communities. Prior to his time at NCAP, Smith worked with Learning for Justice as the Program Associate responsible for curating LFJ’s text library and
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One Survivor Remembers

Please note that this film contains graphic footage of atrocities committed during the Holocaust. We recommend this content for sixth grade and higher. "Here to Tell My Story" (Interview with Gerda Weissmann by Jeff Sapp
November 19, 2018