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June 16, 2011

Size Bias As A Social Construction

Body image ideals, like race and gender, are social constructs that have grown out of a combination of history, politics, class, and moral values. One need look back only a few generations, or across cultures, to see

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Dismantling Racial Caste

What is needed to end mass incarceration and permanently eliminate racial caste in the United States? Legal and policy solutions alone are not enough to dismantle racial caste because the methods of racial control within this system are “legal” and rarely appear as outwardly discriminatory. A social movement that confronts the role of race and cultivates an ethic of care must form or else a new racial caste system will emerge in the future.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 14, 2014

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Issue 53, Summer 2016

‘Browder v. Gayle’

The most important civil rights case you’ve never heard of.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: Action

In this conclusion to a four-part series exploring the four domains of LFJ’s Social Justice Standards, we take a deep dive into action.

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The Dynamic

“I discovered that the more I speak up, the more I hear [my students] speaking up, too.”

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 30, 2012

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February 20, 2023

Celebrate African and Indigenous Cultures: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers

Conversations about African and Indigenous cultures are essential for learning about the history of our country and making connections with a broader world.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

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Issue 10, Fall 1996

True Pictures

The Pinkney's offer children new ways to see -- and read about -- themselves.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

"Unite and Overcome!"

Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

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Among Family

Among participants in our roundtable discussions, family moments represented some of the greatest difficulties.

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Bullying & Bias

July 17, 2009

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