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One Million Men and Me

Based on a true person, this story is told from the perspective of a little girl whose dad took her to the Million Man March—where she saw the tears, happiness, and chants of men banding together for a common purpose.

Kelly Starling Lyons

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 7, 2014

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Closing the Diversity Gap

Student of color at desk with school supplies surrounded by influential people.

New research sheds light on how to inspire, recruit and retain teachers of color.

article

July 18, 2017

Why Heteronormativity Is Harmful

The argument is not whether being LGBT is a choice. The argument is around the choice made by adults—including educators—whether or not to unconditionally support a child.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Multimedia

Hair

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo addresses the beauty standard that is epitomized by fair skin and straight hair.

Elizabeth Acevedo

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

History

September 28, 2018

article

April 16, 2019

An Intersectional Lesson From Reconstruction

Students and teachers pose outside the Freedmen's Bureau school in Beaufort, South Carolina.

The lessons of Reconstruction extend beyond the history classroom.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

Issue 1, Fall 2021

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!

article

Issue 58, Spring 2018

A Message From Our Director

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello encourages educators to confront the difficult truths of American history.

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Issue 63, Fall 2019

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!

article

Issue 37, Spring 2010

Unmaking Brown

Illustration of a boy being split in half, half black and half white

America’s schools are more segregated now than they were in the late 1960s.

Topic

Rights & Activism

teaching strategy

Word Work

Meaning-Making Paragraphs

Students learn the meaning of vocabulary words by writing the word in multiple ways. Students write guided paragraphs about words from the central text then share their writing with peers.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

L.6-12.5, L.6-12.6

July 19, 2014

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