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Issue 4, Spring 2023

What We're Reading

Learning for Justice loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators.

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Marcos Torres teaches and lives in Corona, California. He has taught for nearly a decade and currently teaches 9th-grade Language Arts and AVID at Corona High School. He is also the single-father of Phaedra and Isaiah.

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Issue 42, Fall 2012

You’re Not from Around Here

Illustration of boy being welcomed as he walks through a fence

Challenging regional bias in the classroom is important.

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 25, Spring 2004

BROWN V. BOARD: The United States, Circa 1954

The state of the union when the Brown decision came down.

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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.

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9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 13, 2014

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Informational

J.D. Green

J.D. Green was born into slavery but spent his life resisting the institution by escaping to freedom five times.

Lauryn Mascareñaz

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

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Lee Anne Bell, Ed.D.

Lee Anne Bell, Ed.D., is the author of Storytelling for Social Justice, co-editor and author of Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, and producer of 40 Years Later: Now Can We Talk?, a documentary film that focuses on the first class of Black students to desegregate a Mississippi high school, streamed at https://vimeo.com/537431634.

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Issue 9, Spring 1996

A Mountain Legacy

Children of Appalachia gain pride in their heritage and history

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Bullying & Bias

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December 5, 2011

Get Past Group Mentality, See People First

When I began teaching classes of primarily black students in Oakland, Calif., many of my white friends started to see me as something of an expert on African-American culture. While I understand that I could not possibly be an expert, I have been privy to some interesting conversations. I represent a comfort level that can lead to more cross-cultural discussions.

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Bullying & Bias

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Media Literacy Week 2018

No matter the grade or the subject you teach, media literacy is a skill your students need. These resources from Teaching Tolerance—including our new podcast, The Mind Online—can support you and your students this Media Literacy Week and in the months to come.

Digital Literacy Videos
Preparing to Teach Digital Literacy

November 7, 2018