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After the Flag Comes Down
There’s growing momentum to take down Confederate flags, but our work to denounce systemic racism cannot stop at symbolic markers.
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Teaching the Past to Improve the Future
Despite a range of opposition, educators are committed to teaching honest history in their classrooms—and students are eager to learn.
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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.
July 7, 2014
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STEM by the Numbers
In this lesson, students use data to analyze the participation of white, black, Asian and Hispanic men and women in STEM careers as compared with their participation in the general workforce. They then discuss the possible reasons identity groups are unequally represented in STEM careers.
April 19, 2016
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Six Lessons from Jena
Six lessons to take from the 2006 "Jena Six" incident.
March 2, 2010
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Another Challenging Back-to-School Season
LFJ sends encouragement and support to parents and caregivers as we enter another school year with COVID-19.
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Freedom School Data
This 1964 report was issued by the Council of Federated Organizations in the midst of Freedom Summer to describe their Freedom Schools project. It demonstrates the breadth of the project and the enthusiasm about its potential.
July 6, 2022
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Segregation Is Still Part of Our Classroom
Through Big Brothers, Big Sisters, I’ve been working with a little girl from the neighborhood where I used to teach. I think very highly of this group and have only had good experiences with them. However, at a recent area-wide picnic, I noticed something disturbing. Most (not all, but the vast majority) of the children being mentored were African American or Latino. Most of the adult mentors were white or Asian. Again, this was not without exception, but was apparent.