March 22, 2022

Download A Free Poster for Your Classroom

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—and many more—for your classroom!

What it Means to Be an Anti-racist Teacher // Val Brown

Black Minds Matter // Coshandra Dillard

On Truth and Neutrality // Barbie Garayúa Tudryn
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 of our Teaching Hard History podcast, award-winning historian Deirdre Cooper Owens, Ph.D., details a chronology of medical malpractice.

Check Out a Virtual Open-enrollment Workshop

Register today 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. 

Upcoming Webinar: How to Support Immigrant Families

Join Learning for Justice, experts from ImmSchools and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project March 30 for a webinar 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.

Learn About LFJ’s New Educator Fund

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 or apply today here!

Check Out What We’re Reading

“‘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

“‘Violence against teachers—it’s an organizational system health problem. This is a public health issue.’” — NPR

“‘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

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