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Educator Voices June 17 2025

Educator Voice: This class invented a board game to teach the history of Juneteenth

Learn how student-led game invention brought together a community for Black History Month

Grey Black Archival Greetings Juneteenth Video 1.19.47 PM

Educator Voices February 25 2025

Educator Voice: Author Alice Faye Duncan discusses history of Juneteenth

For Black History Month, listen to Duncan discuss her book and how her hometown of Memphis celebrates Juneteenth

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Daily News Lesson September 04 2024

D.C. youth volunteer to preserve historic Black cemeteries

Discuss how students can help preserve the past in their communities

PBS Invisible Generals

Daily News Lesson November 15 2023

‘Invisible Generals’ chronicles little-known history of 1st Black U.S. generals

Learn about a new book that covers the lives of groundbreaking Black generals

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Educator Voices March 30 2023

Educator Voice: Artificial intelligence attempts Black history (and fails)

Read about one school librarian's experiment in artificial intelligence

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