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Kansas City man charged for shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house

Daily News Lesson April 18 2023

Top lesson: 16-year-old Ralph Yarl shot + Newswrap 4/18/23 + Student Video

Take the time to discuss with your students why Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot for going to the wrong house

Dream Speech

Lesson Plan January 17 2023

Lesson plan: The March on Washington and its impact

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech and explore themes such as the social conditions in the U.S. that led to the Civil Rights Movement

APTOPIX WCup Morocco Spain Soccer

Daily News Lesson December 15 2022

Messi, Morocco, human rights and other World Cup updates

Learn the latest in World Cup news!

Ex-Felons Register To Vote Under Florida's New Law

Lesson Plan October 19 2022

Lesson plan: What is felony disenfranchisement?

Discuss ways people convicted of crimes are punished beyond prison as part of our Searching for Justice series of lessons.

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Daily News Lesson October 10 2022

How restrictive voting laws hurt voters who struggle with reading — and other news for October 11, 2022

A rainbow flag waves in the wind at the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn in New York

Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

Black trans activists' roles in leading 1969 Stonewall uprising

Explore the history of the Stonewall uprising, a series of protests started by a black transgender woman named Marsha P. Johnson

Poor People's Campaign hosts Moral March on Washington

Lesson Plan June 23 2022

Lesson plan: Amid rising economic inequality, does America need a third Reconstruction?

Learn about the Poor People's Campaign and explore its historic roots

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Daily News Lesson June 23 2022

How Vincent Chin’s murder 40 years ago sparked a national movement for Asian American civil rights

Learn more about Asian American civil rights in light of the 40-year anniversary of Vincent Chin's death

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Daily News Lesson April 18 2022

Jackie Robinson’s legacy endures 75 years after breaking baseball’s color barrier

Learn about the legacy of Jackie Robinson

FILE PHOTO: Control of U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as Georgia begins counting ballots

Daily News Lesson April 14 2022

Maine passes law protecting poll workers facing increased threats since 2020 election — and other news for April 14, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

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