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TT Awardee Spotlight: Barrie Moorman
The application window for the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching is open! Read how this award has impacted Barrie Moorman, a 2014 awardee.
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Q&A: MTV’s Look Different Campaign
Here’s an inside scoop on Look Different, MTV’s innovative anti-bias campaign.
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Remarks by the President at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act
In this speech, President Obama celebrates legislation that provides legal protection from crimes based on gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. In his remarks, Obama looks forward to further legislation that helps “the bells of freedom ring out a little louder.”
March 3, 2016
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Ten Myths About Immigration
Debunk the misinformation students bring to school—and help them think for themselves.
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Juneteenth Observances Promote ‘Absolute Equality’
At the birthplace of Juneteenth, residents urge us to engage with honest history to build a just society.
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Why I’m A Racist
A white man writes about his journey to understanding his racial privilege and the “benefit of the doubt” that life has afforded him.
December 5, 2017
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South Carolina Topsey in a Fix
In his cartoon, Thomas W. Strong turns southern arguments in favor of slavery against the South. He creates an anti-secessionist message by depicting South Carolina as an enslaved woman (likely a reference to Topsey from Uncle Tom’s Cabin) incapable of making her own decisions.
December 15, 2017
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What We’re Reading This Week: February 22, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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It's Time to Talk About Dr. Seuss
In light of a new study revealing stereotyped characters across Dr. Seuss’s children’s books, published just before Read Across America Day, how can educators engage older students in a critical discussion of this canonical author?
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Anti-Muslim
Anti-Muslim incidents numbered the fewest among the five categories reported by educators (6 percent) and those reported in the news. Altogether, we identified more than 200 anti-Muslim hate and bias incidents. The vast
May 1, 2019