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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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August 10, 2018

Hate at School: A Back-to-School Look at the Past Year

Distraught student sitting against wall with hoodie drawn

“Back to school” shouldn’t mean “back to hate.” Here’s a look at the hate incidents we reported last school year—and steps for making this year better.

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Bullying & Bias

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March 27, 2018

The Bravery of Linda Brown

Linda Brown | Brown v Board of Education of Topeka

As we remember Linda Brown Thompson, we must also consider the reality of the world she lived in when, at the age of 9, she became the face of school desegregation.

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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September 25, 2017

Discussing #TakeAKnee in Class

With the spotlight once again on the act of kneeling during the national anthem, students will bring this conversation to the classroom. Here’s how to guide that discussion.

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Rights & Activism

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Appendix B

LGBTQ Historical Figures The erasure of LGBTQ figures from our history books and classrooms does a disservice to students on three fronts: 1) It introduces bias into our studies, providing an incomplete and unfair

November 7, 2018

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July 28, 2016

Where Scholars Disagree: How SCOTUS Influenced the Civil Rights Movement

Scholars are divided on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the civil rights movement. This blogger, a history teacher, explains why this debate is a valuable lesson.

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Rights & Activism

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May 13, 2015

Girls in STEM Fields

Teachers play a key role in helping girls realize that entering STEM careers is not only possible but necessary.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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The Negro's Place in World Reorganization

This essay introduces the Universal Negro Improvement Association and some of its core beliefs, such as the idea that all African-descended people should work together to achieve preservation and independce from whites at home and abroad, particularly in Africa.

Marcus Garvey

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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History

Geography

July 3, 2014

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Informational

The Code Noir (1685)

The Code Noir shows the ways in which the French regulated their colonies using a race and religion based legal framework.

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6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

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History

January 4, 2018

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Issue 58, Spring 2018

Why Mendez Still Matters

Meet the school desegregation case that still affects ELL instruction today.

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