Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
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Afrofuturism and Black Joy
Incorporate Black joy into your teachings by highlighting the resilience, creativity, and humanity of the black community through the rich world of afrofuturism.
Black Women Educators' Roundtable on Teaching and Current Events
What is the impact of racial violence and tensions on Black educators? We explore the challenges, joys, and opportunities in education with our panel of Black women educators.
Teaching to Transform: Dr. Karlos Hill on Educator-Activist Clara Luper
Dr. Karlos Hill speaks about the life and legacy of educator-activist Clara Luper.
Red Summer 1919: Remembrance, Education, Action
100 years after the Red Summer, author Wayde Grinstead offers his reflection on this period of racially motivated violence.
Red Scarf Girl Today: An Interview with Ji-li Jiang
Red Scarf Girl author Ji-li Jiang illuminates a number of key lessons that American educators and citizens can glean from the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Informed Choices for a Stronger Democracy
Author Karen Murphy gives space to reflect on each of our roles in creating a society guided by equality and compassion.
Why I Marched for Civil Rights at 15 with Martin Luther King, Jr
Lynda Blackmon Lowery shares her experiences marching for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Montgomery to Selma in 1965.
Soul Music in the Civil Rights Era: Respecting Self and Others
Andrew Reese discusses the differences between Otis’ Redding’s song “Respect” and the Staple Singers’ song “Respect Yourself.”
