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What texts do you use in your classroom to ensure all students have representation or to foster discussions about difficult topics like race and inequity? Here are some of my suggestions! YA books by Black authors: https://www.fiercereads.com/blog/books-black-authors-add-your-tbr-list/ Diverse b

As a U.S. history teacher, I am constantly looking for ways to include the narratives of all Americans in my classroom. One resource that has been instrumental to my teaching is The Zinn Education Project, which has a wealth of teaching materials and lesson plans that strive to achieve the goal of t

Books: • “How to Be an Anti-Racist” by Ibram X. Kendi • “We Want to Do More than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom” by Bettina Love • “Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements” by Charlene Carruthers • “The New Jim Crow: Mass I

My thesis for the MACTL program involved assessing the techniques of Doug Lemov for students who were classified as Tier 2 or Tier 3 under the framework of MTSS (Multi Tiered Support Systems). All the teachers surveyed not only believed that the techniques could not work with these students, but tha

Organizations: • Abolitionist Teaching Network • Chicago United for Equity • Teachers for Social Justice • Black Lives Matter at School • BYP100 + their She Safe, We Safe Campaign • Assata’s Daughters

Documentaries: • James Baldwin - I Am Not Your Negro (trailer - actual documentary is on Amazon Prime) • The 13th (on Netflix) • America to Me (on Hulu) Videos: -Kimberly Jones - How Can We Win + the video that she mentions (social contract part @ 8:15) + interview with Trevor Noah TED Talks:

No matter what subject I am teaching, I always start the school year by sharing a TEDTalk with my students called "The Danger of a Single Story." Featuring Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, this TEDTalk explores the "danger" of what can happen when people only choose to see one side of a sto

An African American and Latinx History of the United States https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34564996-an-african-american-and-latinx-history-of-the-united-states Letting Go of Literary Whiteness: Antiracist Literature Instruction for White Students https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51411874-le

WHEN THEY SEE US Trailer (2019) Netflix Based on a true story, When They See Us is about a criminal case of five teenagers boys of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The Netflix series explores the lives of the five teenagers from Harlem, New Yo

Let's talk about Robin DeAngelo. I am starting to really question some of her work. First, while we don't want to think of those doing antiracist work as grifters (Shaun King for example) I am starting to question some of her motives. She is paid large sums of money to do corporate training. And t

We Want to do More Than Survive Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom Author: Dr. Bettina L. Love More information here.

Articles: -Rethinkingschools.org: Rethinking Schools is the country’s leading grassroots magazine for social and racial justice in education. -Dr. Shemariah J. Arki’s Guide to Coded Language in Education -James Baldwin - Talk to Teachers & a radio interview with Clint Smith discussing why it’s stil