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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 | Classroom Videos
  • Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
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Counter Censorship Efforts by Uplifting BLM at School

The annual National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action for 2023 is February 6-10. The guiding principles behind this event can be an important frame through which to reimagine more liberatory educational spaces for Black children and—as these LFJ resources indicate—for all children. This Black History Month, be intentional in countering censorship efforts.

  • Black Lives Matter Week of Action
  • Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
  • Black Visibility Matters: The Inconvenient Truths of Bias and Erasure
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Black History in the Making

Black history isn’t only in the past—it’s happening right now. This Black History Month, commit to acknowledging and elevating today’s young Black change makers and their accomplishments year-round. Our resources will help you uplift Black activists who are changing history and those fighting for justice within their communities, and they will encourage your students to see themselves as change makers too.

  • “We Won’t Wear the Name”
  • Teach This: “The Hill We Climb” and the 2021 Inauguration
  • Charlottesville’s Zyahna Bryant Shall Lead
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Why We Need Black History Month—Especially This Year

Black History Month begins February 1! And while we know anti-racist educators teach Black history year-round, we hope these resources will help you consider how you're framing the month this particular year. Learn more about the need for—and history behind—Black History Month and get support for teaching Black history in a way that moves beyond trauma and embraces liberation and resistance.

  • Why We Need Black History Month
  • Black History Month: Teaching the Complete History
  • Black History Month: Teaching Beyond Slavery
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Learn From, Honor and Celebrate Black History

Celebrate Black History Month and resist attempts to erase the democratic values of justice, equity, inclusivity and diversity — our nation’s strengths. Black history in the United States includes understanding Black people’s resilience and contributions to our nation, along with strategies for coalition-building and justice movements that are essential today. Learning for Justice offers the following resources to help discuss, teach and learn from Black history all year long.

  • Learn From and Honor Black History
  • Learning from the Civil Rights Movement
  • Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
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The 45 Days of Black History

45 Days
This webinar will prepare educators to use the approximately 45 days between the King holiday and the end of February to engage all students in recognizing and understanding how Black Americans have moved United States and world history forward. Join Learning for Justice as we share practices and strategies for celebrating the contributions of African Americans, whether they are household names or unsung heroes.
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Larry Doby Hits One for History

It was Black History Month. I was working with children and youth in an after-school program in the Clarksdale housing projects in Louisville, Ky. Spike Lee's film Malcolm X had just been released. I sat around a table with a group of teenagers discussing Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X and James Cone’s Martin & Malcolm & America.