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Transforming Helplessness Into Hope With Writing
This blogger discusses the power of the pen to process tragic incidents, and she shares with readers her poem “(A)wake.”
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Teacher Fired over Trayvon Martin Fundraiser
What do you do with a teacher who provides students with authentic learning opportunities? A teacher who invests her own resources to support students? A teacher who was voted Teacher of the Year two of the last three years? If you’re Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School in Pontiac, Mich., you fire her.
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What Is Your American Flag?
Two drastically different images of the American flag have appeared in popular culture. What might they reveal about the state of race relations in the United States?
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Don’t Look Away From Garissa
I don’t have an answer to the question, “How should I talk to my students about Garissa?” But I have some real fears about the dangers of not contextualizing this incident.
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Candles in Our Windows
A play based on real events in Billings, Mont., illuminates issues of tolerance and understanding for young students.
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Charles Henry Langston, Freedom Fighter
Charles Henry Langston was an early abolitionist in Ohio who risked his own safety and freedom to help another man escape slavery.
January 7, 2019
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Freedom's Main Line
One of the earliest assaults on segregated transit in the South occurred in Louisville, Ky., in 1870-71. There, the city’s black community organized a successful protest that relied on nonviolent direct action, a tactic that would give shape to the modern civil rights movement nearly a century later.
December 6, 2017
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A Letter to Young People on Your Power to Effect Change
Recognize the possibilities of the power of the vote, encourage your friends and family to engage in civic action, and become a change agent in your community.
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The Great Immigration Debate
Patricia Smith explores the nation's divide over how to deal with illegal immigration. She outlines the role of immigration in our history, notes the "wariness" felt over immigration ever since, and questions when and how Congress might act on the issue.
July 5, 2014