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Daily News Lesson June 28 2024

Meet the ninth grader who’s helping restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs

Learn how a local environmentalist is helping her community

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Daily News Lesson February 21 2024

Why these Black communities are embracing youth football despite risks

Learn why football is an important community touchstone for many despite health risks

FILE PHOTO: Jackson, Mississippi, to go without reliable drinking water indefinitely

Daily News Lesson September 12 2022

How Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis is a sign of larger racial inequities

Hear why the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi reveals racial inequality

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Daily News Lesson December 01 2021

Why the Supreme Court may reverse Roe v. Wade in Mississippi abortion ban case

Hear why arguments at the Supreme Court signal a change in decades-old precedent on abortion

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Daily Video November 12 2020

How musical traditions are passed on to new generations

Explore how one young blues artist took up the tradition, and how the music industry is changing

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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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Lesson Plan July 06 2016

How to use anti-LGBTQ laws to explore social justice

In order to learn more about social justice issues, students will look at important laws affecting members of the LGBTQ community, including Mississippi's House Bill 1523.

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Post May 06 2011

Tornadoes, Floods Ravage Large Parts of the U.S.

Extreme weather in parts of the United States has displaced thousands of families this spring. Resi…

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