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Post June 05 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 10 -- Black Lives Matter
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg Week 10 was slated…
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Daily Video May 09 2020

Ahmaud Arbery’s family speaks of their son's murder
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed African American in Georgia over two months ago, and steps law enforcement are now taking.
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Daily Video March 07 2019

Police shootings, race and respect
In this PBS NewsHour lesson plan, students learn how police shootings have affected the lives of African Americans, including Tetrina Blalock featured in this Brief But Spectacular.
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Daily Video January 21 2019

Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr. for today
Use this lesson on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to discuss dreamed of an America where people would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"
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Daily Video June 23 2017

Why do so few trials of police shootings end in convictions?
In July 2016, a young black male named Philando Castile was fatally shot by police officer Jeronimo Yanez outside of St. Paul, Minnesota during a traffic stop due to a broken tail light.
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Daily Video June 19 2017

Outrage follows the acquittal of officer who killed Philando Castile
Officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile in front of his girlfriend and her four-year-old daughter during a traffic stop in Minnesota in July 2016.
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Daily Video July 11 2016

U.S. not yet in post-racial society, Dallas pastor says
Recent police-related events in the U.S. have many Americans seeking ways to improve racial tensions throughout the country.
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Daily Video July 08 2016

Sniper attack kills 5 police officers during protest in Dallas
On Thursday night in Dallas, Texas, gunmen killed five police officers and wounded seven more near the scene of protests against police violence. Two civilians were among the injured.
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Daily Video November 25 2015

Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder of black teenager
A seventeen-year-old black teenager was shot 16 times by a white police officer in October of last year for allegedly puncturing a police car’s tire with a folding knife.
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Post September 28 2015

How do people of different backgrounds view racial equality in the U.S.? — Class Discussion
Race relations have been a major topic recently in the United States. Incidents like the death of M…
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