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March 22, 2022
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** Download A Free Poster for Your Classroom
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Continue to celebrate Women’s History Month by highlighting a quote from artist Frida Kahlo in our One World poster series. Kahlo is famous for her paintings, particularly the self-portraits that illustrated her pride in her Mexican heritage and identity. Download this colorful poster ([link removed]) —and many more—for your classroom!
What it Means to Be an Anti-racist Teacher // Val Brown ([link removed])

Black Minds Matter // Coshandra Dillard ([link removed])

On Truth and Neutrality // Barbie Garayúa Tudryn ([link removed])
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New Podcast Episode: Medical Racism
The United States has a long history of exploiting Black Americans in the name of medicine. A practice which began with the Founding Fathers using individual enslaved persons for gruesome experimentation evolved into state-sanctioned injustices such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, among others. In the latest episode ([link removed]) of our Teaching Hard History podcast, award-winning historian Deirdre Cooper Owens, Ph.D., details a chronology of medical malpractice.
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** Check Out a Virtual Open-enrollment Workshop
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Register today ([link removed]) for a limited spot in one of our upcoming open-enrollment virtual workshops. Learn about our
Let’s Talk and Speak Up At School guides, or explore our Teaching Hard History framework. Each 90-minute workshop costs $15 per participant and is delivered via Zoom with interactive capabilities and a closed captioning option.
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** Upcoming Webinar: How to Support Immigrant Families
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Join Learning for Justice, experts from ImmSchools and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project
March 30 for a webinar ([link removed]) on supporting immigrant students and families. Participants will gain an understanding of the current realities and challenges facing immigrant communities, and learn why we should approach this work with an asset-based lens. You’ll also get insights into assessing current local policies and learn about advocacy resources.
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** Learn About LFJ’s New Educator Fund
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Learning for Justice’s new Educator Fund supports educators who embrace and embed social justice, anti-bias and anti-racist principles throughout their classrooms, schools and districts. The 2022 fall semester application deadline is
April 1. Learn more about the program ([link removed]) or apply today here ([link removed]) !


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“‘The problem with trauma is we can’t always see it. It’s not like a broken leg where ... they’re wearing a cast and you can act accordingly, knowing they are not yet healed.’” — Education Week ([link removed])

“‘Violence against teachers—it’s an organizational system health problem. This is a public health issue.’” — NPR ([link removed])

“‘My daughter, who’s in the chamber today, how do I explain to her the leaders of this state decided to take on an issue that’s really about erasing history, and controlling what’s taught and what’s not being taught because a certain group of people feel bad?’” — The Montgomery Advertiser ([link removed])
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