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January 10, 2020

Teach This: Regulating Protest at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists at a 1968 Olympic medal ceremony.

Analyze news of the recent announcement banning athlete protest at the Olympics to discuss protest and the power of individual voice with students.

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To Fulfill These Rights

Lyndon B. Johnson delivered this commencement address to Howard University graduating students in 1965. Johnson recognizes the plight of African Americans and describes the kind of civil rights progress he would like to see as president.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Class Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 7, 2014

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Issue 52, Spring 2016

The Ripple Effect

A student stands in front of a cityscape.

Meet the people behind YCteen, a youth-written magazine inspiring educators throughout New York City.

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Immigration

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Marvin Lynn

Marvin Lynn is Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Maryland at College Park where he founded and currently heads a graduate program in Minority & Urban Education. Having published in several well-respected academic journals, including Teachers College Record, Educational Theory, Qualitative Studies in Education, Equity & Excellence in Education, Urban Education, Educational Philosophy and Theory & Review of Research in Education, he has emerged as one of the leaders of the field of critical race studies in education. He wrote a very popular

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December 10, 2013

We’ve Got Egg on Our Blackface

Wearing blackface as a joke or a tribute suggests lack of understanding about the origin of this racist practice.

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April 21, 2014

The N-Word: Connected Through Historical Disconnect?

Dr. Neal Lester talks about meeting folks across the country who want thoughtful, informed and critical conversation about the troublesome n-word.

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January 10, 2014

“Playing Black” for Laughs

Costumes and makeup aren’t the only markers for cultural appropriation. Dr. Neal Lester explains the prevalence of—and problems with—“figurative blackface.”

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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.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Math & Technology

Science & Health

April 19, 2016

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September 15, 2010

Cut Your Chances of Suspension: Don’t be Black

A new study proves what many already suspected: Your chances of getting suspended in middle school rise dramatically if you are black. The study, “Suspended Education: Urban Middle Schools in Crisis,” was published by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the home of Teaching Tolerance.

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Bullying & Bias

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April 16, 2018

"We Have to Start Having These Conversations"

TT Educator Grants support social justice at the classroom, school and district levels. TT's grants manager spoke with grantee Jenny Finn about her project helping her Appalachian students explore racism and white privilege close to home.

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