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.
The Systems That Failed Me, The Ecosystems That Lifted Me Up
All her life Deztinee Geiger experienced the hazards of systemic inequality. Facing History taught her how to confront and change these systems.
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Historical Diaries and Journals as a People's History
Historical diaries and journals help us picture what it was like to live in the past and remind us of the role that our choices play in shaping the future.
Bringing Down Barriers in Schools
Angela Sims, principal of Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center, shares her introduction to equity education and how it led her to Facing History's work.
The Long Struggle for Indigenous Peoples' Day
For generations the stories of Indigenous Peoples have been sidelined and misrepresented. Indigenous Peoples' Day makes space for this vital history.
Between Two Worlds: An Iranian American’s Perspective on History, Identity, and Hope
From losing the Iran they knew to revolution in 1979 to watching the current revolution from afar, a friend of Facing History shares her family's story.
George Takei on Standing Up to Racism, Then and Now
George Takei speaks to the Facing History community about his childhood experience in an incarceration camp and anti-Asian racism on the rise today.
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.
Why I Am the Educator I Dreamed of Becoming
Facing History Educator Hannah Nguyen describes how her transformative experiences as a student inspired the way she teaches.
Facing History Is a Family Value
Brian Chancellor shares his family’s Facing History story, from his father’s experience as an educator to his sons’ experiences in classrooms today.
Own Your Impact: A High School Senior’s Reflections
Mark S. discovered Facing History through his high school leadership initiative, and in the process discovered a lot about himself and how he wants to walk through the world.
On Living Deliberately
Kaitlin Smith offers personal reflections on what it means to live deliberately.