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'We were still the enemy'
Kenji Ima recalls life in America's World War II prison camps. His daughter works with a Seattle-based educational theater company to share his story.
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Putting Governor Ralph Northam's Blackface Controversy in Perspective
When racist incidents occur, students often need historical perspective to understand the depth of the offense. That's why our Teaching Hard History framework is so important, and that's why we're offering this edition of The Moment. Your students may have questions about the governor of Virginia's admission that he once dressed in blackface.
- When Our Leaders Let Us Down
- We’ve Got Egg on Our Blackface
- “Playing Black” for Laughs
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Diverse Perspectives Matter: Centering Diversity, Power and Care
“The reality of racism must be honestly confronted for our society to build a more equitable future for all children.” —Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D.
- Centering Diverse Parents in the CRT Debate
- Power of the Vote: Lifting the Veil of White Supremacy, From the Ocoee Massacre to January 6
- A Care Plan for Honest History and Difficult Conversations
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Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
Our country’s system of policing has a history of violence that disproportionately steals the lives of Black, Indigenous and other people of color along with individuals with disabilities. And despite years of protests
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Overcoming the Limits of Labels
There are some new labels kids have created for one another since I was in school. When I grew up, there were no skaters or noobs. No one was goth or emo. In my day, kids who wore collared shirts and madras were preppy. Kids who smoked cigarettes and listened to Led Zeppelin were burnouts. Jocks were still jocks, although the jocks of my youth were all-inclusive. Today, they separate themselves by sport.
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Dr. King’s Global Impact
When I teach lessons about Martin Luther King Jr., I always wonder exactly how students will connect with the events and themes. My adult students are refugees and immigrants from different cultural backgrounds. Some of them were cultural minorities in their countries. Others are experiencing racial discrimination for the first time in the United States.
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Confronting White Privilege
Many affluent students are oblivious to issues of race and class. Here are two teaching strategies designed to open their eyes.
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Intersectional Identities: Do Educators Empower or Oppress?
In addressing intersecting identities, educators can contribute to students’ empowerment—or oppression. One TT intern reflects on her experiences as a Black, female, Muslim student.
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Celebrate Pride With Action
As we celebrate Pride Month, supporting LGBTQ+ young people and families is essential. Inclusivity in education plays a critical role for all children, especially in the hostile environment created by discriminatory laws and censorship policies that threaten to erase LGBTQ+ identities and roll back the gains of recent years. Our resource page shares our articles and content on supporting LGBTQ+ people, including information on inclusive education practices and allyship, and provides links to external resources.
- Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights and Inclusion
- A Refuge for LGBTQ+ Young People
- Being There for Nonbinary Youth
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Lasting Lessons from the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The time had come. It was Dec. 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the Montgomery public bus. This act led to Parks’ arrest, ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ushered in the new civil rights movement.