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Daily Video April 02 2020

Social justice and the coronavirus
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, learn how the coronavirus relates to issues of social justice.
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Daily Video March 06 2020

How to break down stereotypes

In this News Hour Classroom lesson, learn how representation in work, school and pop culture makes a difference to young people
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Daily Video August 09 2019

Learn about Toni Morrison's life and literary legacy
Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison who died at age 88 on Aug. 5, 2019.
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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.
A student from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American Vietnam veteran Nathan Phillips in Washington
Daily Video January 25 2019

Lesson plan: Covington Catholic incident through a media literacy lens
Discuss media literacy strategies you can use when it comes to understanding current events and issues, including the confrontation between Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his classmates, and Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
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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 September 25 2018

#MonitoringTheMidterms: How gerrymandering impacts your vote
Use this lesson plan to learn more about how gerrymandering impacts your vote.
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Daily Video October 18 2017

Movie director hopes teens will see themselves in Justice Thurgood Marshall's story
The movie "Marshall" captures the iconic justice Thurgood Marshall in his youth before he became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Post May 26 2016

Five things to know about North Carolina’s House Bill 2
Find out what North Carolina's infamous House Bill 2 means for the transgender community and for the state of North Carolina.
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Daily Video May 18 2016

Muslim American students face high rates of bullying
Some 50 percent of all Muslim students in the U.S. have been bullied by their peers, surveys by the civil rights group Center on American-Islamic group suggest.
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