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TEACHING ABOUT RACE ISSUESIN THE CLASSROOM
A N E D U C A T I O N A L B U L L E T I Np r e p a r e d b y t h e U . S . C o n s u l a t e G e n e r a l L e i p z i g
J U N I 2 0 2 0
WHERE TO GET STARTED
The Na t i ona l Museum o f A f r i c an Ame r i c an H i s t o r y and
Cu l t u r e Cen te r f o r Teach i ng and Lea rn i ng @ NMAAHC
Ta l k abou t Race
Ta l k i ng abou t Race - Be ing An t i r a c i s t
T H E N A T I O N A L M U S E U M O F A F R I C A NA M E R I C A N H I S T O R Y A N D C U L T U R E o f f e r s e x c e l l e n t r e s o u r c e s f o r t e a c h e r s :
About Lonnie G. Bunch IIILonnie G. Bunch III is the Smithsonian's 14th Secretary and the
founding director of the National Museum of African American
History and Culture. He is the author of more than a dozen books
on history, race and museum scholarship.
"It Is Time for America to Confront Its Tortured Racial Past"
Lonnie G. Bunch III, May 31, 2020, Smithsonian Magazine
Find other articles by Mr. Bunch HERE.
Many Lenses:" P e r s p e c t i v e - t a k i n g i s c o n s i d e r e d o n e
o f t h e h a l l m a r k s o f a n e m o t i o n a l l y w e l l -
d e v e l o p e d p e r s o n . I t i s o n e o f t h e s k i l l s
t h a t w e s e e k t o c u l t i v a t e i n y o u n g
p e o p l e w h e n w e e n c o u r a g e t h e m t o
r e f l e c t o n h o w o t h e r s a r e t h i n k i n g a n d
f e e l i n g . "S o u r c e : N M A A H C - M a n y L e n s e s
P i c t u r e s © N M A A H C
Social and Cultural Literacy Lesson Plans - Common Sense Education
has put together this list of lesson plans designed for the classroom tofacilitate conversations
8 Ways Teachers Can Address White Supremacy in the Classroom -
Common Sence Education
Verna Myers' TED Talk: "How to Overcome our Biases: Walk Boldly Toward Them" -
Relations “How Police are Held Accountable in the U.S.” - ShareAmerica article
PBS: Interactive Lesson Plan on Police Reform in America - This lesson plan from Public
Broadcasting Service Education uses Newark, NJ as an example to explore community-
police relations and understand police reforms that have been proposed and implemented to
Bias
around cultural and social literacy, race, prejudice, and civic engagement.
Community-Police
improve the city.
Last but not least: The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August
2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s
history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the
very center of our national narrative.
"Teaching and learning
happen within cultural, political, and
social circumstances.
As much as we want to deny it,
we all have biases based on our life experiences.
Each of us -- teachers and students alike -
- enter classrooms from different perspectives and
points of view. We must learn to negotiate those
differences to better understand each other
and our worlds,and to advocate for a better,
more equitable future."
Source: Common Sense Education
Race Deeper than Our Skins - from the American Library Association.
Seeing White - 14-part podcast series from "Scene on Radio"/ Center for Documentary Studies
(CDS) at Duke University
Sesame Street Townhall on Racism - Sesame Street characters answer questions from kids
Race
This website has a reading list, discussion questions, promotional materials, tips for running
book clubs with young adults, and other resources on racial healing.
and parents on how to talk about racism
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