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Northwest Community Organization pamphlet, 12th Street Detroit

In response to the 1967 Detroit Race Riots (which took place during the “Long, hot summer of 1967”) the Northwest Community Organization worked to address some of the underlying issues that persisted in urban areas, like residential segregation.

Northwest Community Organization

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Class

Subject

Social Studies

History

July 18, 2022

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April 19, 2018

Youth—United! #Enough in South Central Los Angeles

Marco Vargas by AJ+ | Youth United | Teaching Tolerance

Marco Vargas, a leader with Students Demand Action and a senior at Nava College Preparatory Academy, is working to keep his school and his community safe from gun violence.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Join TT’s Future Voter Project

We’ve updated our Future Voters Project! Check out our new resources, including a lesson bank for teaching about voter suppression, PD for managing partisanship in your classroom, discussion guides for addressing current events and more! Educators in the Deep South can check out our grants supporting school-based voter registration. And educators nationwide can sign up for this week’s free webinar on registering student voters during this unprecedented election season!

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August 31, 2020

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June 23, 2017

What We’re Reading This Week: June 23

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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August 25, 2020

Supporting Student Voter Registration Remotely

Person wearing red sneakers checking their phone

The continuation of distance learning—and ongoing social distancing regulations in most states and localities—has added obstacles to holding student voter registration drives. But it’s not impossible.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

July 10, 2019

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act

Empty wheelchair parked on what appears to be either a sidewalk or road.

In this middle- and high-school, school-level grant, students learned about living with disabilities and the need for accessibility.

Topic

Ability

publication

Supplementary Resources

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Supplementary Resources Preparing to Teach The New Jim Crow A Conversation with Michelle Alexander | June Cara Christian In this interview, Michelle Alexander discusses The New Jim Crow and

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

July 6, 2017

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Arabic Spoken Here

Language lessons create common ground in a Detroit elementary school.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

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July 15, 2010

The Obstacles Faced by Children of Color

It’s widely understood that African-American kids—and other children of color—get fewer opportunities in life than white kids. But still, it is jarring to find that perception overwhelmingly confirmed in a survey of adults whose jobs involve helping children.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

article

March 6, 2017

A Social Justice Book Study Group

Seeking to push fellow teachers’ thinking around social justice issues, this teacher and her colleague started a book study group. Here’s how they did it.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias

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