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The World We Wish For
On this difficult anniversary, it’s easy to feel weighed down by the events of the last 12 months. But a new school year offers the opportunity to not only resist but create.
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How Can We Build Anti-Racist White Educators?
One teacher reflects on what he and other white educators need to understand as they work to build anti-racist practices and identities.
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I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store
In this poem, Ewing imagines the kind of everyday life-including trips to the grocery store-Emmett Till might have experienced had he not been killed.
September 28, 2018
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Teaching About King’s Radical Approach to Social Justice
While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work is often sugarcoated, it’s important to teach that King championed economic justice and taught Black self-love while also pushing back against neutrality, imperialism and systemic racism.
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Culturally Inclusive Cooking Club
Creating a cohesive community from disparate parent groups around a great unifier: food.
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Why the 1965 Voting Rights Act Is Crucial for Democracy
The 1965 Voting Rights Act — a landmark federal law that removed barriers and affirmed the right to vote for millions of African Americans — remains essential for ensuring equal access to the ballot.
August 1, 2025
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Students, Families and Educators Should Lead the Way on the Gun Crisis
Educator Mica Pollock and her daughter Elea call for a legislative response to school shootings.
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Political Leaders Owe the Children of Baltimore an Apology—and Answers
People in power have failed—and continue to fail—the children of Baltimore.
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What I Finally Learned in My Silence
This teacher participated in GLSEN’s National Day of Silence for years, but during the 2018 event, she gained incredible perspective. This is her reflection.
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Japanese American Responses to Incarceration
This video clip addresses reactions from Japanese Americans to the 8 p.m. curfew, forced imprisonment in internment camps, and creation of the 422nd Regimental Combat Team.
February 5, 2019