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January 29, 2024

Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers

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What is honest history, why is it essential for our democracy, and how can parents, caregivers and community members advocate for honest history education?

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Rights & Activism

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Advocating to Local and State Boards of Education

Classroom teachers and administrators report that their ability to teach honest history is greatly influenced by local and state boards of education.

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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In the Classroom

Educators have an opportunity to be powerful advocates for inclusive education by teaching honest history in their classrooms.

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Civil Rights Movement Slavery Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

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Celebrate Transgender Acceptance and Commit to the Fight for Equality

We celebrate Transgender Awareness Week with a commitment to fighting for the human rights of transgender individuals and to working toward building a more just future. And we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance on

November 12, 2023

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Commit to Building a Just Future

Children should have the right to safe, affirming and inclusive schools. To uplift Banned Books Week and to honor LGBTQ+ History Month, support young people’s freedom to read, learn and build a just future.

Exclusion Is Unconstitutional
Building a Just Future
ChangeMakers for an Inclusive and Just Future

October 2, 2023

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Angela Glover Blackwell

Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, started the organization in 1999 with a mission of advancing racial and economic equity for all. Through her writing, speaking and leadership, Angela has helped to grow and define a national equity movement focused on innovating and improving public policy with a wide range of partners to ensure access and opportunity for all low-income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of building an equitable economy, health, housing, transportation, infrastructure, and arts and culture. Prior to founding PolicyLink, Angela

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

What Is Our Collective Responsibility When We Uncover Honest History?

Photo of Joycelyn Davis, a descendant of Charlie Lewis.

Local history advocates say preservation, education and healing should include community redevelopment and respecting the agency of descendants of enslaved people.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

The Promise of Inclusive Education

Illustration of people gathering on top of and around large books.

Inclusive education builds critical thinking—the intellectual tools for reflection, continuous inquiry, constructive dialogue and the possibility of changing one’s perspective—and is an essential lever for democracy.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

Building a Just Future

Illustration of a person handing a plant to another person higher up.

Four transgender high school activists courageously share their stories and explain how educators and allies can help them amid the hostile attacks on their human rights.

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

A Call for Anti-Bias Education

Illustration of adult revealing to younger people a protest occurring behind an American flag.

To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.

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