Carolyne Ali-Khan is Associate Professor of Education at the University of North Florida. Her teaching and research focus on social justice in educational spaces. Prior to joining UNF she taught in alternative high schools for twenty years in New York City. She is a longtime fan of Teaching Tolerance and SPLC.
Jennifer L. Lieberman is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Florida, and has taught classes to conventional and incarcerated students in subjects ranging from American literature and African-American literature to gender and women studies and the history of science, medicine, and technology. She was the Presidential Diversity and Inclusion Award winner and the Florida Blue Center for Ethics Fellow at her university in 2017, both for her work in ethics and social justice. Her book, Power Lines: Electricity in American Life and Letters, 1882-1952, is available from The MIT
For many educators, the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination prompted reflection on how he and the causes he championed continue to shape our lives.
On the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination, we encourage teachers to break through the simplistic King narrative and share his righteous anger at poverty and militarism.
In Minnesota, yet another group is organizing backlash against equitable teaching practices. It's an all-too-common threat—and a reminder that educators need more support.
As we remember Linda Brown Thompson, we must also consider the reality of the world she lived in when, at the age of 9, she became the face of school desegregation.
The modern media circus makes for a good show, but is it good for you? Watch our video to help your students look beyond the news that is fed to them—and better feed themselves.