Joy Reid has a new book! And that’s gladsome news. Because Joy’s new work is about the overlooked legacy of civil rights icons Medgar & Myrlie Evers. Hopefully, this important and insightful book will end up in classrooms and on library shelves everywhere... and stay there. To find out more about Medger & Myrlie - click on the post's title.
It’s Rosa Parks Day! Commemorating her history-making arrest. Despite efforts to silence teaching about race and racism, teachers ensure that stories like Rosa Parks’ are told. To see some of the testimony that made Rosa Parks Day a reality. And take a look at the NCTE's statement on antiracist teaching - click on the post's title.