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The Next Question: The Video Web Series Imagining How Expansive Racial Justice Can Be
On the inaugural episode of The Next Question, New York Times journalist and MacArthur Genius, Nikole Hannah-Jones, joins the hosts in an eye-opening conversation about the state of education in America and the threads of segregation that still plague this public good.
The 1619 Project: Curricula for K-12
The 1619 Project challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation's foundational date. Here you will find reading guides, activities, and other resources to bring The 1619 Project into your classroom.
PBS NewsHour: Interview with Nikole Hannah-Jones on The 1619 Project
Reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the 1619 Project. The project aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of who we are.
‘I Refuse to Listen to White Women Cry’
Activist Rachel Cargle has built a brand — and a business — by calling out racial injustices within feminism
Jane Elliott: The Angry Eye, 2001
She explains that her method is based on the notion that “white people are free to be ignorant of how it feels to be discriminated against.”
Jane Elliott: The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1992
Where Are They Now?
Jane Elliott: A Class Divided, 1985
One day in 1968, Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups.