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February 19, 2015

Privilege Paralysis on a College Campus

Teaching the movement to high schoolers gave this college student an opportunity to address her personal "privilege paralysis" and embrace her potential as an agent of change.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 24, Fall 2003

MIX IT UP: Students Bridge Social Boundaries

Last November more than 3,000 schools accepted the challenge to sit somewhere new.

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Bullying & Bias

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Civil Rights Activity Book

The Civil Rights Activity Book uses puzzles, songs and photos to teach children about martyrs and events of the civil rights movement. Provided here courtesy of the Civil Rights Memorial Center.

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Rights & Activism

June 22, 2022

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Dr. Rachael Mahmood is a fifth grade teacher in a large school district outside of Chicago. In addition to teaching, she works as an equity ambassador designing and delivering equity workshops throughout her school district as well as in surrounding schools. Dr. Mahmood shares ideas, lessons, and frameworks for culturally responsive teaching with other educators on her YouTube channel and on Twitter. Her doctoral research re-examined parent involvement models to credit the involvement of African American mothers with low incomes. In January 2020, she was featured in the Chicago Tribune

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Issue 25, Spring 2004

BROWN V. BOARD: A New Milestone Decade

Can Brown's anniversary reawaken the spirit of common cause that fueled the Civil Rights Movement?

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June 15, 2011

Sally’s Ride Made Space Cool

I distinctly remember watching the very first space shuttle blast off on April 12, 1981. I was 8 years old, and I watched it while eating breakfast before school. Awe-inspiring, everyone talked about it for days. I recall watching the astronauts board the shuttle that morning and wondering, “Where are the women astronauts?”

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 28, Fall 2005