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How Are You Affirming Your Nonbinary Students and Colleagues?
July 14 is International Nonbinary People’s Day, a perfect time to ensure you're acknowledging and including nonbinary identities in the work you do. These resources can help you further understand nonbinary identities, show up for nonbinary youth and create more inclusive school environments for nonbinary educators.
- Let’s Talk About Nonbinary
- Supporting Nonbinary Educators in the Workplace
- Being There for Nonbinary Youth
Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Month
July is Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month. We know school communities and policies that prioritize mental health literacy can create safer spaces where all young people can thrive—especially BIPOC students, who face disparities in mental health care. We hope you’ll commit to reducing stigma and advocating for policy change in your school, this month and year-round.
- Black Minds Matter
- Broken and Healing: Normalizing Mental Health Issues in Our Classrooms
- Student Mental Health Matters
Protest Is Patriotic
This year, the Fourth of July arrives amid protests against racism and police brutality toward Black Americans and a focus on the role white supremacy has always played in the United States. As these resources show, this holiday and its symbols are tied to a long tradition of protest and demands that our nation make good on its promise of freedom for all.
- Pledge Laws: Controlling Protest and Patriotism in Schools
- What Is Your American Flag?
- Celebrating Freedom Means Celebrating Defiance
Anti-Racist Work in Schools: Are You in it for the Long Haul?
Celebrating Stonewall
June 28 marks the anniversary of the start of the Stonewall uprisings. Largely led by Black and Brown trans women and gender nonconforming people of color, protesters demonstrated against routine police violence, discrimination and dehumanization. This year, we’re celebrating Pride by celebrating the intersectional history of the LGBTQ movement—and the intersectionality of current movements in support of Black lives and LGBTQ rights.
- Teaching Stonewall
- Nothing About Us Without Us Is for Us
- Re-examining the 1960s, Part Two
A Landmark Supreme Court Case For LGBTQ Educators and Students
Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the day enslaved Texans learned they were free in June of 1865. While the history of the holiday includes the injustice of enslavement, Juneteenth should also be understood in the context of Black people’s fight for justice and freedom. As Staff Writer Coshandra Dillard notes, “Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”
- Teaching Juneteenth
- Happy Juneteenth!
- What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?