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What Is the “Alt-Right”?
White nationalism has come out of the basement and entered the mainstream. Would you recognize it if it came to your classroom?
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Medgar Evers
This essay details Medgar Evers’ involvement in the civil rights movement as a pivotal member of the Mississippi NAACP. It also addresses his tragic murder at the hands of a White Citizens Council member.
March 2, 2016
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Tackling Implicit Bias
From Selma to Ferguson and beyond, implicit bias has been at play. But educators can take steps to understand this bias and move toward solutions.
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How to Be an Ally in the Classroom
Join Learning for Justice for this webinar on how you can be an ally and a partner in empowerment for marginalized students and colleagues.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, a groundbreaking case that overturned the "separate but equal" standard set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court decided this case unanimously on May 17, 1954.
July 2, 2014
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To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
The recent Buffalo shooting is the latest iteration of this nation’s history of anti-Black terrorism.
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When a First-Grader Is Called a Racist
When the word ‘racist’ brought out some strong feelings in a first-grade classroom, this teacher helped the students examine the word’s complexity.
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This Land is Ours
“The Ponca’s challenge of the U.S. government marked a turning point on the long path of Indian resistance. Increasingly, after Standing Bear v. Cook, the fight for Native rights would shift from the battlefields to the courtrooms of the growing nation.”
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Size Bias As A Social Construction
Body image ideals, like race and gender, are social constructs that have grown out of a combination of history, politics, class, and moral values. One need look back only a few generations, or across cultures, to see