Black history is central to our nation’s story—both the foundational role of racism and white supremacy in our nation’s origin, as well as the legacy of Black resilience, contribution and triumph at every phase of our history. Young people deserve to learn this history in all its complexity, and in ways that are accurate, comprehensive and age appropriate. This new resource page from Learning for Justice is full of content that can help educators, parents and caregivers, and everyone else uplift Black stories, not just during Black History Month but all year long.

Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Families and Caregivers

In states across the country, politically motivated and discriminatory policies are limiting the teaching of honest history. Parents and caregivers can serve as crucial partners in advocating for inclusive schools and curricula, but people who engage in this advocacy often face many barriers. This new LFJ article includes examples of obstacles faced by defenders of honest history education—and suggestions for how they might be overcome.

Acclaimed Documentary One Survivor Remembers Urges All to Never Forget

As time passes and the number of living survivors of the Holocaust dwindles, preserving their testimony is more important than ever. This recent LFJ article emphasizes how survivor testimony—like that of Gerda Weissmann Klein, the subject of an award-winning documentary who was interviewed by LFJ in 2005—provides a crucial way to learn about the Holocaust, understand the context, history and diversity of Jewish people, and address antisemitism in the world today.

Resource Page: What Is the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and How Do We Disrupt It?

School policies that include harsh punishments, automatic out-of-class time and police involvement for discipline contribute to pushing young people out of classrooms and into the criminal legal system. These resources can help open dialogue, shift practices and foster change to benefit all young people.

Film Kit: An Outrage

For decades following the Civil War, racial terror reigned over the United States and, particularly, the American South, claiming thousands of lives and uprooting countless others. Today, many of those stories risk being forgotten. An Outrage, a film by Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, joins the movement to right this wrong—not only to promote remembrance but also to illustrate how this recent history of injustice engenders further injustice today.

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