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True Pictures
The Pinkney's offer children new ways to see -- and read about -- themselves.
501 Results
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Informational
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
McIntosh's article details the ways in which white people—male and female—are given unacknowledged advantages. She focuses on situations in which skin-color is the dominant priveleging factor (over class, religion, ethnic status, or geographic location) but acknowledges that many of these attributes are interconnected.
July 5, 2014
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Why Civics Needs Social Justice Education
Social justice-oriented civics education is crucial for developing the civic knowledge, skills and dispositions people need to fulfill the potential of a multiracial and inclusive democracy.
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professional development
White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy
What does "white anti-racist" mean? How can guilt get in the way? And what's all this talk about being "colorblind"? Learning for Justice, then Teaching Tolerance, asked community activists to share their thoughts on these questions, and others. Their answers shine light on the concepts of comfort, power, privilege and identity.
July 6, 2009
publication
In Public
For some people, speaking up in public feels more difficult than any other setting. For others, speaking up in public — to strangers who have no power or ties to one's home or work life — feels easier.
July 21, 2009
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Informational
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
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‘Bibi’ Lesson 1: What Makes Us Who We Are?
In this first lesson in a series of three, students will explore how people are comprised of personal and social identities.
June 2, 2020
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Street Justice
The distrust between the Jewish community and African-American community in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in the 1990s reached an all-time high when a runaway car struck two children.
May 22, 2017
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Flipping the Script on Bias and Bullies
Social justice theater can teach your students to take the story into their own hands.