Throwback Thursday | The Rodney King Verdict and the L.A. Riots
With the National Guard called in to restore peace in Baltimore, this week's anniversary of the Rodney King decision -- and the subsequent riots that claimed 54 lives and caused $1 billion in damage --...
View Article6 Q’s About the News | Jarring Image of Police’s Use of Force at Texas Pool...
What is your reaction to watching the video and reading about what happened at the pool party?
View Article#CharlestonSyllabus: A Reading List to Contextualize the Massacre
Times resources to add to #CharlestonSyllabus, a crowdsourced collection that contextualizes the history of racial violence in the United States and race relations in South Carolina and the country in...
View ArticleSummer Reading Contest Winner, Week 6 | On Atticus Finch and ‘Go Set a Watchman’
This week we honor VirginiaCHSGoBlue15 as our top winner for her comments about "Watchman," Atticus Finch, racism, and Scout's loss of innocence. But we also crown eight Runners Up and 22 Honorable...
View ArticleTeaching ‘Mockingbird,’‘Watchman’ and Harper Lee With The New York Times
Does "Watchman" change how you'll teach "Mockingbird"? Here are six ideas for teaching "Mockingbird" today, as well as many resources for connecting Harper Lee and her work to the world around us.
View ArticleFilm Club |‘A Conversation About Growing Up Black’
This short film explores what it's like to be a young black man or boy growing up in America.
View ArticleNews Q’s | Racial Discrimination Protests Ignite at Colleges Across the U.S.
How should schools balance the complex challenge of trying to create a safe campus where all students feel they belong while also preserving the right to free speech?
View ArticleEquality Under the Law? Investigating Race and the Justice System
In this lesson, we ask students to study the 14th Amendment to discern what it means and how it has been interpreted. Then, we suggest Times articles that examine how our criminal justice system treats...
View ArticleStudent Question | Have You Experienced Racism or Other Kinds of...
Do you think your school sometimes has a hostile environment for people of color, or for anyone who is in the minority there? If so, how much does that concern you?
View ArticleStudent Question | Is ‘Redskins’ an Offensive Name for a Team?
What does a recent poll reveal about how most Native Americans feel about a football team name the Washington Redskins?
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