January 18, 2022

Navigating Conversations Around Crises

From the synagogue hostage crisis in Texas to violence in a New York train station to natural disasters, there’s a lot of bad news right now. We stand in solidarity with those for whom these incidents are deeply personal and painful. Your students may want to discuss these crises as more details arise. Here are four steps to navigating discussions around these tragic events.

The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources // Cory Collins

Pay BIPOC Educators for Their DEI Labor // Selena A. Carrión

We Can Create Change Together // Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn
Podcast Episode: The New Deal’s Complex History
Opportunities created by the New Deal were often denied to African Americans. And that legacy of exclusion from jobs, loans and services can still be seen today. In the newest episode of our Teaching Hard History podcast, historian Jill Watts examines the complicated history of the New Deal and the creation of the Black Cabinet.

Learn About Our Educator Fund Application Process!

Are you interested in our new LFJ Educator Fund, but not sure how to apply? In our newest online article, LFJ Program Manager for School Partnerships Jey Ehrenhalt demystifies the application process and describes some best practices to follow as you draft your proposal. We seek to support as many equity-focused projects as we can, so we encourage you to apply. Read more here!

Participate in GLSEN’s No Name-Calling Week

This week, GLSEN holds their annual No Name-Calling Week to end name-calling and bullying in schools. It’s more than a call for surface-level kindness, but a demand for safer, more inclusive spaces for LGBTQ students. Check out how to participate here, where you’ll also find resources for disrupting anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and bullying.

Reflections on Humanity With Dena Simmons

Dr. Dena Simmons is an educator, activist, author and the founder of LiberatED. In a Q&A with Simmons, we explore the lessons we should carry forward from educating during the ongoing pandemic. Simmons offers insight on what it means to instill culturally responsive social emotional learning, what it means to prioritize safety and healing, and more. 

Check Out What We’re Reading

“For the first 18 years of American lawmaking, from 1789 to 1807, more than half the men elected to Congress each session were slaveholders.” — The Washington Post

“Think back to two summers ago, the summer of 2020, when a series of violent, highly-publicized killings of Black Americans sparked outrage and a national movement to eradicate racism and its evils. That movement gave way to a newer, reactionary one, a backlash that is playing out in schools and school board meetings across America.” — This American Life

“When we retell the story of radical African American activism in the 20th century, we can finally embrace Coretta Scott King as the truly revolutionary figure she was.” — Ms.

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