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Let Día de los Muertos Stand on Its Own
This holiday, which is distinctly different from Halloween, presents a wonderful opportunity to foster empathy among students.
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El Ritmo de la Resiliencia
Luego del paso del Huracán María en el 2017, un grupo de artistas puertorriqueños está ayudando a maestros y estudiantes encontrar propósito y estabilidad dibujando el legado de la bomba puertorriqueña.
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Antonio's Card/La tarjeta de Antonio
In this story, Antonio learns that words have power, and that can be both a good and bad thing. As Mother’s Day approaches he must decide how to show his love for his mother and her partner and whether he wants that declaration to be public.
July 29, 2016
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Los Héroes y las Heroínas
Through songs, stories and paintings, students explore how and why communities tell stories about heroes and heroines.
August 25, 2011
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Madres de Plaza de Mayo
Every Thursday, the Madres march around the plaza while wearing white head scarves to bring attention to the children of Argentina that have been taken and never returned.
August 8, 2017
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Marley Dias
Change maker Marley Dias, who as a sixth-grader founded #1000BlackGirlBooks, offers wise words to fellow young people: “Each of us has a magic inside of us that we can use to make the world a better place.”
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Una Vida de Esperanza
In this interview, Luis Rodriguez describes how the systemic demoralization he faced in school and society at a young age drove him to join a street gang and how writing his book, Always Running, was an attempt to call his son and other young people in similar situations to change their lives.
June 20, 2016
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Responding to Attacks in El Paso and Dayton
We join you in mourning those lost to violence this weekend. Like many of you, we’re feeling angry, exhausted and heartbroken. We take some solace in offering these resources for supporting your students and communities and for doing what you can to fight hate before it turns violent. After losses like these, we know we must move forward. But we refuse to move on.
- From Mourning to Action
- What Is the “Alt-Right”?
- When Bad Things Happen
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Youth—United! #Enough in South Central Los Angeles
Marco Vargas, a leader with Students Demand Action and a senior at Nava College Preparatory Academy, is working to keep his school and his community safe from gun violence.