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Uplift Banned Books Week and
Hispanic Heritage Month
September is always a busy month and this week Learning for Justice recognizes two important events. “Books unite us. Censorship divides us,” is the theme for the 2022 Banned Books Week celebration that runs from September 18 through 24. And the 2022 observation of Hispanic Heritage Month—featuring the theme “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation”—begins September 15 and ends October 15. We at Learning for Justice resist the pressures of book bans and participate in vigorously advancing an expansive narrative that bolsters a dynamic, diverse democracy. Read the latest article by LFJ Associate Editor Crystal L. Keels emphasizing our responsibility to advocate for the nation’s vibrant and vital diversity.
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Fear of a Just World
Internationally renowned Native American scholar Debbie Reese, Ph.D., asks, “What, I wonder, do the book banners want in schools? With their campaigns, they are taking away mirrors for kids who so desperately need and deserve to see themselves in books. And they’re depriving others of windows into other peoples’ lives—windows that provide perspectives that they didn’t have access to before!” Read the entire Q&A with Debbie Reese in the most recent issue of Learning for Justice magazine.
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Unpacking the Creation of Hispanic Identity
Educator and community organizer Stef Bernal-Martinez writes in the Fall 2018 issue of LFJ magazine, “Federal recognition of a single Hispanic ethnic identity was a strategic goal of Hispanic community organizers, who hoped to create a collective identity that people from a group of countries colonized by Spain could use to exert political and economic power.” Learn more here.
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Latinx History Is Black History
In this webinar, LFJ Senior Writer Coshandra Dillard and former Teaching and Learning Specialist Stef Bernal-Martinez will share stories and strategies for teaching Afro-Latinx history and doing it justice. Latinx History Is Black History will clarify the confusion between race and ethnicity, provide a historical primer on Afro-Latinx identities and more.
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Check Out What We’re Reading
“Both PEN America and the ALA have found—and The Washington Post has previously reported—that many book bans are taking place clandestinely, outside the rules.” — The Washington Post
“‘With this historic investment by the Treasury, HOPE will ensure that for families, entrepreneurs and communities in the Delta, in the Black Belt and in rural areas and inner cities throughout the Deep South, access to affordable financial tools will no longer be a barrier to their success.’” — Essence
“Here’s what you need to know about what’s causing the teacher shortage and what’s being done to rectify it.” — Teen Vogue
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