Don't Stop Talking About Gun Violence
We must push for more restrictive gun laws to change the cycle of mass shootings followed by collective outrage and minimal action. And we must support youth activists who are at work demanding change now. These LFJ resources offer options that can help.
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Don’t Stop Talking About Gun Violence
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We Are Once Again Reeling From Grief and Outrage
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To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
“Give Light and People Will Find the Way”—Ella Baker
We commemorate this Fourth of July in the shadow of assaults on our human rights and bodily autonomy from those who do not uphold the values of democracy. We recognize that these efforts to strip away our rights are a backlash to positive social justice movements. Let us commit together to the movement for justice and democracy.
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‘Selma Online’: Young People Impact the Vote
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Future Voters Project
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A Supremely Historic Moment
To Counter Racism and Queerphobia, Provide Space for Black LGBTQ People
As real people with real experiences who have shaped and will continue to shape U.S. culture and society, Black LGBTQ people are not political wedge issues. The insidious combination of racism and queerphobia can seriously affect the mental health of our LGBTQ youth of color, especially amid the political attacks on human rights through efforts to control bodily autonomy including reproductive rights and identity. Beyond celebrations of Pride Month and Juneteenth, we must all work to provide space for Black LGBTQ people.
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My Pride Is Black, My Juneteenth Is Queer
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Teaching Stonewall
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Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color
Anti-racist Decarceration Begins With School Discipline Reform
The systemic devaluation of Black people that originated during slavery continues today in punitive practices that disproportionately push Black children and other children of color out of schools and into the criminal legal system. To ensure equitable education for all youth, educators and communities must play a role in decarceration, which begins with school discipline reform.
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From Slavery to School Discipline
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Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice
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Criminalizing Blackness: Prisons, Police and Jim Crow
Focus on Equity for Juneteenth and Beyond
Despite attempts to quickly commercialize the recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday in the United States, this celebration highlights the importance of honest history and the relevance of the past in the struggles of the present. These LFJ resources can help unpack the complex history of this observance that originated in Texas—including the need for intervention from the federal government and efforts toward obscuring what actually took place.
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Juneteenth Observances Promote ‘Absolute Equality’
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Teaching Juneteenth
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