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March 30, 2020

A More Complete Women’s History

Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing in front of a microphone.

Go beyond “famous firsts” and teach about the many ways women show up in the world.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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July 16, 2020

Confronting the Weaponization of Whiteness in Classrooms

A group of educators speaking to each other.

As viral racist incidents quickly disappear from public discourse, we challenge white teachers to keep those moments top of mind and reflect on their own biased behaviors in classrooms.

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An Outrage

This film takes viewers to the very communities where heinous acts of violence took place, offering a painful look back at lives lost to lynching and a critical look forward. (Available for streaming only)

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9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Social Studies

Civics

History

Geography

September 11, 2017

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

And the Winners Are...

Lightbulbs drawn in yellow and white chalk on a chalkboard.

Meet the recipients of the 2018 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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October 31, 2018

“I See New York City as a Classroom”

Grantee spotlight with Abby MacPhail in New York City.

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district levels. School Programs Coordinator Jey Ehrenhalt spoke with Abby MacPhail about her project training students to become photojournalists of housing injustice in New York City.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

End Poverty. PERIOD.

Breanna and Brooke Bennett, student activists and founders of Women in Training, explain the impetus for their work to provide free menstrual products to all menstruating students.

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Issue 26, Fall 2004

Art Fosters Healing

This reflection accompanies the feature story " Voices of Columbine." Upon hearing of the Columbine High School tragedy, Virginia Wright-Frierson was affected as a mother and an artist. Further, her cousin, Ellin Hayes

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Margaret Huang

Margaret Huang is the president and chief executive officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center and its lobbying arm, the SPLC Action Fund. An experienced human rights and racial justice advocate, Huang leads the SPLC in its mission to serve as a catalyst for racial justice in the South, dismantling white supremacy, strengthening intersectional movements and advancing the human rights of all. Early in her tenure at the SPLC, she guided the organization during pivotal moments in the nation’s history that included the nationwide racial justice demonstrations of 2020 and the Jan. 6, 2021

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March 15, 2021

Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It

Two people hold hands with a rainbow flag in the background.

Educators must commit to undoing the systemic silencing of queer figures throughout history. Here are some ways to more inclusively explore the past.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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May 18, 2018

When Bad Things Are Happening

Teaching Tolerance illustration a child standing under nice weather beside an adult standing under dark weather

When news breaks of disaster or violence, your students may want to discuss a crisis as it unfolds. Here’s how.

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