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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How Facing History Stirs the Call to Teach: An Alum Interview
Yenny Bautista found her voice and her confidence with the help of Facing History—she also discovered her passion for teaching.
![Yenny Bautista stands at a window corner which overlooks her college campus green.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/Bautista_Yenny_Photo.jpg?h=b6101ac9&itok=_Mb5jRxV)
Remembering Leading Armenian Scholar, Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian
Hovanissian's work preserving Armenian history and his contributions to Facing History's Armenian Genocide curriculum will not be forgotten.
![Richard Hovannisian](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Richard_Hovannisian_FH2194334.jpg?h=9396f34a&itok=Boaeqo0O)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
David Blight’s celebrated biography of Frederick Douglass provides insight into a complicated hero of the 19th century.
![Photograph of Frederick Douglass.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/frederick_douglass_2%20%28FH235%29_0.jpg?h=455cec67&itok=1eZvL_VC)
Centering Queer History and Students in the Classroom: Insights from Eric Marcus
Eric Marcus speaks with Facing History about his experience researching LGBTQIA+ history and how he helps students connect to these stories.
![Students hold a pride flag](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Diverse_Students_With_Pride_Flag_Stock_FH2187533.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=j7XSTcPX)
A message of gratitude and encouragement this Teacher Appreciation Week
During Teacher Appreciation Week, we celebrate all educators and thank you for helping build a more ethical, compassionate future.
![A Teacher Takes A Hand, Opens A Mind, And Touches A Heart](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/TeacherTY3.jpg?h=0347b892&itok=SrKCZ3ze)
Why Our Work Together Matters
A Message from Facing History’s New President and CEO Desmond K. Blackburn, PhD
![Student pays attention in classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-04/Student_DemocracyInAction_2022_FH2185450.jpg?h=031ec227&itok=WCW47qO-)
How One Lesbian Couple Defied the Nazis: An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Jackson
Meet Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe (better known as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore), a French lesbian couple who defied the Nazis with art.
![Dr. Jeffrey Jackson and his book, Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/image%20%282%29.jpg?h=1bdf24e3&itok=7Enx4K9t)
Remembering Judy Heumann and Honoring Her Legacy
Facing History’s David Levy recalls learning about Judy Heumann and how she inspired his own advocacy for disability rights.
![A headshot of Judy Heumann, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing red glasses, a blue v-neck shirt, and a gold necklace. She is smiling warmly.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Judy_Headshot_0.jpg?h=38f9b4ca&itok=IxgQlFzi)
Women's Suffrage at 100: The Key Role of Black Sororities
Dr. Tara White illuminates the role Black sorority sisters like Mary Church Terrell played in securing women’s suffrage in the United States.
![Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need. The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta envisioned an organization committed to sisterhood, scholarship, service, and addressing the social issues of the time. Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has become one of the preeminent service-based sororities, with more than 300,000 initiated members and over 1,000 chartered chapt](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Deltasigmathetafounders_Website.jpg?h=c58e89ab&itok=8iGww4AH)
Beyond the Founding Fathers: A More Inclusive Way to Teaching the Founding Era
Facing History’s Ambria Reed discusses the limitations of traditional US history education on the founding era, and offers a more diverse and critical approach.
![A graphic of the preamble of the United States Constitution.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/WethePeople_FH2187950.jpg?h=8ad5a422&itok=fMug7fr_)
Teaching Black History All Year: Educators Speak
Hear how Facing History teachers from diverse backgrounds and settings incorporate Black History into their curriculum in February and beyond.
![A Black student looks up while speaking into a microphone wearing a shirt that reads, "Black History: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2020_studentevent_FH2123247.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=hOJqWk6N)