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Freedom Friday: Rest in Power, Harry Belafonte

The Entertainer-Activist Tradition Legendary singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte recently passed away on April 25th, 2023, and Freedom Friday quickly dedicated an episode to giving him...

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Freedom Friday: What's Possible for Black Children (ft. Dr. William Hayes)

Black Excellence in Education Dr. William Hayes, CEO of Boys' Latin of Philadelphia, joined the most recent episode of Freedom Friday. Boys Latin follows a college-preparatory model for educating...

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Freedom Friday: Agency, Freedom & 'Victimhood' (ft. Ian Rowe)

The System & Self-Determination Let's explore the "FREE Initiative," with its creator, Ian Rowe, an academic and educator from the American Enterprise Institute. He identifies four key pillars -...

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CRT

Veteran Teacher Explains What a CRT Ban Would Actually Mean in the Classroom

What do bans on critical race theory (CRT) actually mean for teachers in schools? Chris Stewart asked award winning teacher Nate Bowling that very question on “Unpublic.” Didn’t get a chance to catch...

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Resources

It Was Hard Being a Dyslexia Mom Before Coronavirus and Now It's Even Harder

For me, helping my son go from a bright but illiterate fourth-grader to a high school student who can read and write was an incredible full-time job. It was really hard to understand that a regular...

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California

6 Things Black Students Need to Hear After Nipsey Hussle's Death

“He was a former gang member...and in other news…” That’s what my favorite local news station, WGN, had to say about Ermias Joseph Asghedom—better known as rapper and songwriter Nipsey Hussle—in...

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Diversity

These Sixth-Graders Are Recreating Classic Book Covers for Black History Month

Terrance Sims is getting creative this Black History Month. A sixth-grade teacher, Sims and his students recreated classic book covers written by famous Black historical figures. “Our scholars pay...

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