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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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You Belong Here
Creating a welcoming environment for teachers of color is key to narrowing the student-teacher diversity gap.
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Historical Fiction as a Teaching Tool
This afterschool educator discusses how historical fiction is an effective tool to teach youth about underrepresented people and identities in classrooms and in U.S. history textbooks.
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Let Black Students Be Kids: Down With 'Respectability'
We need to push back against the message that students’ intelligence and appearances are related.
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“They Should Have Listened”: Thoughts on Spring Valley
This blogger responds to the assault of a student at Spring Valley High School and reflects on the message that “kids should just listen and stay out of ‘trouble.’”
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Choices
This essay places side by side the historical oppression of African Americans in the South and the recent surge of African Americans moving back to the South of their own free will. In her discussion, Maya Angelou questions why such choices are considered remarkable.
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The Digital Literacy Universe
Episode 1 Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different from traditional media literacy? Experts Matthew Johnson and Shana White map the landscape and give critical advice to
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Charlottesville’s Zyahna Bryant Shall Lead
When Zyahna Bryant started the petition to have Robert E. Lee’s statue removed from Charlottesville, she was doing something she’s been practicing for years: using her voice for equity and justice. And she’s not going to stop.
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Destigmatizing Privilege
Privilege can be a sticky subject, but this teacher introduces it to her fourth-graders as a tool they can use to elevate others.