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Crossing the Gap
Students from both sides of Chicago's school-funding divide are coming together to demand equality. In the process, they're crossing barriers of race and social class.
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Portfolio Activity for “Weighing In”
As the number of obese and overweight children grows, so does size bias.
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Susan B. Anthony
Alexandra Wallner follows Susan B. Anthony from her birth to her death by detailing her life, goals, hardships and accomplishments.
July 7, 2014
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Violence Prevention
Civil rights leader Malcolm X now appears in many history books and has been the hero of a feature film, but very few sources actually delve into the forms of leadership and resistance to oppression that Malcolm X advocated in the last year of his life.
July 6, 2009
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The History of African-American Social Dance
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric demonstration, packed with live performances, choreographer, educator and TED Fellow Camille A. Brown explores what happens when communities let loose and express themselves by dancing together.
September 28, 2018
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Text-Dependent Questions for “Slavery as a Form of Racialized Social Control”
These questions accompany Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Lesson 3: Slavery As A Form Of Racialized Social Control.
July 17, 2017
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Text-Dependent Questions for “The Color of Justice”
Text-Dependent Questions accompany “The Color of Justice.”
July 18, 2017
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Toolkit for "False Sense of Security"
Educators can use this toolkit to reflect on school-based policing in their schools and districts and to conduct a school climate survey among colleagues.
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“Holden Caulfield is a typical teenager”?
When this teacher’s classroom of white students identified The Catcher in the Rye protagonist Holden Caulfield as a “typical teenager,” she knew she needed to broaden their idea of what “typical” teenage problems look like.
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Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It
Educators must commit to undoing the systemic silencing of queer figures throughout history. Here are some ways to more inclusively explore the past.