Like the phenomenon of bullying itself, BULLY is direct and hard-hitting. Careful preparation is vital. The necessity of adults previewing the full film before using it with young people cannot be overemphasized.
A lawyer who fights racism, Vanita Gupta helped win the release of 35 African Americans falsely accused of drug-related crimes in Tulia, Texas.
Journalists discuss the difficulties they faced in verifying the facts after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Farah Pandith speaks about how George Washington's 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island began a American tradition of respect toward people of different faiths.
Like the phenomenon of bullying itself, BULLY is direct and hard-hitting. Careful preparation is vital. The necessity of adults previewing the full film before using it with young people cannot be overemphasized.
Jacques A. speaks at the Facing History and Ourselves 2012 Chicago benefit dinner.
This film tells the story of the people of Le Chambon, who saved 5,000 Jews during WWII.
The following four video clips discuss some strategies for combatting bullying.
Nigerian HIV-AIDS activist Yinka Jegede-Ekpe describes her work.
During the 1963 Chicago Public Schools Boycott, 225,000 students protested racial segregation and unequal conditions in Chicago's schools. This video features footage of the boycott and student participants' eyewitness accounts.