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Out of the Mouths of Babes
Even young students notice when their cultures are relevant only during heritage months.
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Old Problem, New Approach
Heritage months offer opportunities to model yearlong inclusive teaching practices.
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Heritage Months: Hard to Handle?
Heritage months offer opportunities to model yearlong inclusive teaching practices.
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Peaceful Lessons from Peaceful Leaders: Tri-Leadership
This shortest month of the year is typically filled with history reports, pageants, guest speakers, cultural fairs and the like. Seldom a day goes by that we don't hear the names of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Madame C.J. Walker, George Washington Carver, and so on.
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Looking Back at Civil Rights—and Looking Ahead
Like the more than 22,000 students who visit the Civil Rights Memorial Center each year, Brittney Johnson loved the fountain. The 10-year-old Montgomery, Ala., native had never been to the memorial center, even though it’s just a few miles from her house. And like most visitors she was instantly drawn to the circular black granite fountain out in front. This unique piece of architecture, designed by Maya Lin, is engraved with the names of 40 civil rights martyrs. Next to it stands a wall of water that cascades transparently over Martin Luther King Jr.’s well-known paraphrase of Amos 5:24 -- We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
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Hate at School: February 2019
Instead of lessons about black history and culture, February brought slurs, blackface, threats and even violence at some U.S. schools.
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It Has Stayed With Me
One Learning for Justice staffer reflects on the harm she experienced when her educators ignored Black History Month—and calls on all educators to uplift the value in Black history all year.
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Discussing the History of Slavery With Children
The 1619 Project series airing on Hulu during Black History Month reminds us of the importance for parents and caregivers, along with teachers, to talk with children about slavery in age-appropriate ways. LFJ’s new article and our supplemental resources—podcasts and short videos—provide recommendations for conversations and user-friendly access to information about the history and legacy of slavery.
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos
- Teaching Hard History Podcast Series