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The burden of being a young American Muslim

Hailey Woldt describes being a part of a research team that traveled to 75 cities and visited 100 mosques as part of a study on Muslims living in a post-9/11 America. In Brooklyn, a ten-year-old boy tells of being beaten, prevented from practicing his religion in peace and called a terroist.
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Hailey Woldt
Grade Level
6-8
Topic
Religion Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
July 3, 2014
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Race Matters

Adam Liptak details a recent affirmative action case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also looks at affirmative action's history, the debates around the policy and considers possible effects of the Court's ruling.
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Adam Liptak
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice
July 7, 2014
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Always Running

In this excerpt from his memoir, Rodriguez provides a stirring recollection from his adolescence: the first time he experienced racism as a result of being an immigrant in America. As he says, the experience "stays with [him] like a foul odor."
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Luis J. Rodriguez
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Class Immigration
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 2, 2014
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The New Mad Men

“The New Mad Men” explores how changing demographics in the United States have changed the face of advertising. In particular, the focus is on the purchasing power of the 54 million Latinx people currently living in the United States. The episode visits the headquarters of LatinWorks, an advertising agency in Austin, Texas, with a specialty in multicultural advertising.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
November 24, 2014