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After the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel eloquently stated “never again.” Since he first uttered this compelling sentiment, genocides have erupted across the world—from Guatemala to Cambodia. April was chosen as Genocide Prevention Month since the Holocaust, Rwandan, Bosnian, Armenian and Cambodian genocides are commemorated during this time. The commemoration began in April 2009 and combined genocide remembrance with prevention.

For a high school on South Dakota's Rosebud Reservation, culturally responsive curriculum may be the best antidote to the violence, poverty and growing cultural disconnect hindering student success.

A study of the Armenian Genocide raises troubling questions of remembrance and responsibility.

“I hate Jews.” That was the sentence, uttered coldly and dripping with vile undertones, from the mouth of a sixth-grader that nearly caused me to let a very powerful teachable moment slip through my fingers. Almost.

Test your knowledge of “alt-right” facts, terms and influencers.

The events of this week have made it clear: It’s time to bring genocide and Holocaust awareness lessons back into the spotlight.

This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article "Give Bigotry No Sanction."