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Race Matters

Adam Liptak details a recent affirmative action case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also looks at affirmative action's history, the debates around the policy and considers possible effects of the Court's ruling.

Adam Liptak

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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Issue 36, Fall 2009

Talking Race

Teaching Tolerance illustration with two teachers talking about 'dialogue', 'discussion', and 'debate'

Making a space where teachers can talk about difference.

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Race Against Time

Dozens of racially motivated murders took place in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. Time is running out to solve these cold cases.

Shaila Dewan

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Race and Ethnicity

Racial bias—of all sorts—is the most common driver of incidents, making up 33 percent of the number reported by educators and 63 percent of those reported in the news media. Black students are the ones targeted in an

May 1, 2019

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Race ≠ DNA

An illustration of three hands, all different colors, holding up a plant

If race is a social construct, what’s up with DNA ancestry testing?

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Race Riots

In this essay, the author gives a short history of race riots, showing how they were originally organized by whites in an effort to show dominance over African Americans, particularly in the South.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

June 20, 2016

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Talking About Race and Racism

What do educators need to participate in an open and honest conversation about the content of The New Jim Crow? Effective instruction about The New Jim Crow requires advanced preparation for how to talk about race and racism.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 13, 2014

article

March 13, 2023

"Safe Saturday" Conversations About Race

Computer, notebook, pen, coffee cup sit on a desk with a stack of books and an apple on top.

An educator’s message motivated by personal unresolved grief leads to the creation of a safe space for intensive, interactive learning about racism and honest U.S. history.

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for Race ≠ DNA

This toolkit provides a professional development framework for looking at common misconceptions surrounding race and ancestry, as well as ways to debunk them and build identify-safe classrooms and schools.

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Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence

Our country’s system of policing has a history of violence that disproportionately steals the lives of Black, Indigenous and other people of color along with individuals with disabilities. And despite years of protests

July 12, 2017