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“Playing Black” for Laughs
Costumes and makeup aren’t the only markers for cultural appropriation. Dr. Neal Lester explains the prevalence of—and problems with—“figurative blackface.”
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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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Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi
The principal of Hālau Lōkahi, a public charter school in Hawaii, speaks to students about the importance of having an appreciation for Hawaiian tradition and history.
March 20, 2015
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Peaceful Lessons from Peaceful Leaders: Tri-Leadership
This shortest month of the year is typically filled with history reports, pageants, guest speakers, cultural fairs and the like. Seldom a day goes by that we don't hear the names of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Madame C.J. Walker, George Washington Carver, and so on.
July 17, 2009
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Teaching Toward Liberation With Love: Q&A With Author Jamilah Pitts
Centering liberation in the practices educators already engage with is an essential aspect to achieve a just world.
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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” was a speech given by abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, N.Y., at an event commemorating American independence.
July 3, 2014
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How Rich Are the Superrich?
This graphic from Mother Jones magazine depicts income inequality in the United States.
July 9, 2014
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Average Household Income
This graphic from Mother Jones depicts income inequality in the United States.
July 24, 2014
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Toolkit for "What Is the 'Alt-Right'?"
Test your knowledge of “alt-right” facts, terms and influencers.