Your weekly TT newsletter, with resources on self-care, anti-racism and registering future voters. 

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September 29, 2020
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** Talking Anti-Racism: TT Interviews Tiffany Jewell
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For the new Fall issue of
Teaching Tolerance, Managing Editor Monita Bell talked with educator Tiffany Jewell about her book for young readers, This Book Is Anti-Racist. Jewell says young people have the vision to imagine—and create—a world without racism. Adults just need to get on board. Read the full story and watch the interview here ([link removed]) !
History Moves With Us // Charles E. Cobb Jr. and Hasan Kwame Jeffries ([link removed])

The Weaponization of Whiteness in Schools // Coshandra Dillard ([link removed])

School as Sanctuary // Cory Collins ([link removed])
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Practice Self-care as an Act of Resistance and Social Justice
Self-care is critical for all educators. But for BIPOC educators, it can be a first step toward self-sustaining, anti-racist practices in schools. Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board member Jamilah Pitts writes that educators—particularly Black women educators and educators of color—must practice self-care and preservation ([link removed]) as acts of resistance.
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** Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys
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Dr. Daryl Howard conducts extensive research on the education and achievement of Black boys. In this article ([link removed]) , Howard discusses the phrase “Black males,” the coded historical stigma and societal bias that accompany it, and why he believes that this phrase doesn’t belong in our schools.
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** Podcast Episode: Jim Crow and Racial Terror
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In the newest episode of our Teaching Hard History podcast ([link removed]) , historian Stephen Berrey unpacks the mechanics and oppression of Jim Crow and the everyday ways Black people fought back against this system of terror and violence. The episode also includes a discussion on teaching about the racial terror of lynching with the creators of the TT film
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** Take 10 Minutes to Register Future Voters at Your School
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Do you know if the future voters in your community are registered? Talking students through the voter registration process only takes 10 minutes, but it’s one of the most effective ways high school educators can amplify student voice this year. Follow these five steps ([link removed]) to register future voters at your school.


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“When we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the contributions and accomplishments of brilliant humans with lineage from a vast geography.” — PBS ([link removed])

“And while resiliency has long been crucial to our emotional survival, enduring is not easy. Black stress and trauma are difficult to acknowledge, even to ourselves.” — The Atlantic ([link removed])

“I was stunned at the explosion of cases in some states and couldn’t imagine what educators and students were going through.” — NEA ([link removed])
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