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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Drop Down Days for Staying Safe Online and Countering Disinformation
Learn about our enrichment content that helps young people develop the media literacy skills needed to stay safe and thrive.
Exploring the Work of Peacebuilders
Information about our lesson that explores the work of those committed to seeking peace and reconciliation around the world.
Teaching for Equity and Justice: Community-Building with BIPOC Educators
Three BIPOC Educator Roundtable participants reflect on their experiences and where to go next.
Learning in Context & Community: Reflections from Montgomery
Facing History & Ourselves President & CEO Desmond K. Blackburn, PhD thinks through lessons learned from our organizational summit in Alabama.
More Than Just an Athlete: Nneka Ogwumike’s Activism On and Off the Court
Facing History highlights a true upstander—and WNBA legend—who tirelessly advocates for social justice and equality.
Eshika Kaul, a Facing History Upstander
Meet a Facing History student alum and hear first-hand how her high school experience encouraged her pursuit of activism and a law degree.
Yuri Kochiyama and Her Pursuit of Freedom for All
The life of Yuri Kochiyama is a study in finding the connection between all people and the importance of self-determination.
Critical Thinking for Complex Issues: An Afternoon in Manchester with Jeffrey Boakye
Jeffrey’s inspiring remarks opened a Facing History classroom session on names, identity, belonging and community.
June Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of June for use with KS3-4 and S1-4 students.
Celebrating Our 2025 California Community of Upstanders: A Digital Gallery
Through our annual California Partner School Network Upstander Celebration, we recognize and highlight the actions of upstanders within this community.
Facing History’s School Leaders Summer Institute Returns
Another summer, another space for educational leaders to learn how to create a more equitable school culture—with help from our Teaching for Equity & Justice Reflection Tool.
