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January 17, 2023


** History Can Guide Us Toward a Just Future
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“The civil rights movement offers a blueprint for creating meaningful social change.” —Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D.
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** From MLK to #BlackLivesMatter: A Throughline for Young Students
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Making connections for young people between past movements and present circumstances is imperative, as is having meaningful support in place for honest conversations that can sometimes be difficult. These LFJ resources can help. In this short article ([link removed]) first grade teacher Glenda Armand explains how she helps young learners connect the civil rights movement to their lives today.
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** History Moves With Us
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In this short article ([link removed]) from the Fall 2020 issue of Learning for Justice magazine, Ohio State University professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D. uplifts the work of journalist, educator and activist Charles E. Cobb Jr., whose essay reflects on the utility of teaching civil rights history. Cobb urges educators to teach the honest history of the civil rights struggle and he advocates making connections to present-day movements.
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** Mental Health Matters
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In this article ([link removed]) from ([link removed]) the Fall 2022 issue of Learning for Justice magazine, educator and activist Labrea Pringle offers a research-based approach for strategies of care when teaching honest history or engaging in difficult conversations. She writes, “As educators and nurturers for the next generation, to effectively teach honest history, we must prioritize integrity, purposefulness and psychological safety.”


** Resource Spotlight
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* Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story ([link removed])
* The Color of Law ([link removed])
* Identifying Bias and Perspective When Teaching About the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([link removed])

Story Corner


** For Young Readers, Parents, Caregivers and Educators
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In the poem ([link removed]) , ([link removed]) “The Night Before the Dream,” Bea’s family travels a long time to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—and plan how they’ll make his dream a reality. The tale uplifts the value of family and the fight for justice across every generation.

Professional Development
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** Join LFJ In-person for PD Workshops on February 1 and 2 in Atlanta
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Check Out Learning for Justice’s New Online Course: Youth in Front


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“‘What’s happening is people are starting to call any policy that might benefit Black people, reparations. I heard from one city where they were repairing streets and infrastructure in a Black community and they were calling that reparations. That’s not reparations, that’s just good government.’” —The Washington Post ([link removed])

“As many more queer people have come out into the light, parts of the community that were more hidden from the mainstream are demanding their visibility, too, especially transgender and nonbinary people, among them many children and teenagers who in previous generations would not have dreamed of coming out.” —The New York Times ([link removed])

“‘Barbara Rose Johns led an extraordinary act of non-violent civil disobedience which helped to ignite the American Civil Rights Movement. As was the case for numerous Black youths of the Jim Crow era, this brave young woman has not been celebrated in the great halls of America until now.’” —NPR ([link removed])
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