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The Ripple Effect
Meet the people behind YCteen, a youth-written magazine inspiring educators throughout New York City.
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We’ve Got Egg on Our Blackface
Wearing blackface as a joke or a tribute suggests lack of understanding about the origin of this racist practice.
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The N-Word: Connected Through Historical Disconnect?
Dr. Neal Lester talks about meeting folks across the country who want thoughtful, informed and critical conversation about the troublesome n-word.
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“Playing Black” for Laughs
Costumes and makeup aren’t the only markers for cultural appropriation. Dr. Neal Lester explains the prevalence of—and problems with—“figurative blackface.”
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Teach This: Regulating Protest at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Analyze news of the recent announcement banning athlete protest at the Olympics to discuss protest and the power of individual voice with students.
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STEM by the Numbers
In this lesson, students use data to analyze the participation of white, black, Asian and Hispanic men and women in STEM careers as compared with their participation in the general workforce. They then discuss the possible reasons identity groups are unequally represented in STEM careers.
April 19, 2016
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Cut Your Chances of Suspension: Don’t be Black
A new study proves what many already suspected: Your chances of getting suspended in middle school rise dramatically if you are black. The study, “Suspended Education: Urban Middle Schools in Crisis,” was published by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the home of Teaching Tolerance.
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April 16, 2018
"We Have to Start Having These Conversations"
TT Educator Grants support social justice at the classroom, school and district levels. TT's grants manager spoke with grantee Jenny Finn about her project helping her Appalachian students explore racism and white privilege close to home.
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American Gothic
A new curriculum explores a disturbing side of the Progressive Era.