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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.

Daily News Lesson July 18 2019

Racism, coded language and the "politics of distraction" in U.S. history

Use this NewsHour lesson to discuss how President Trump's tweets serve the "politics of distraction" and how racist language has been used as an intentional device to divide the country throughout U.S. history.

Women's World Cup Final - United States v Netherlands

Daily Video July 09 2019

How the U.S. women's World Cup victory is the perfect civics lesson

In this NewsHour Extra lesson, students will learn about the U.S. women's soccer World Cup victory and how it is also a good civics lesson.

Daily Video March 17 2019

How teachers can discuss New Zealand, violent extremism and Islamophobia

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to teach your students about the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the concepts of white nationalism and Islamophobia.

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.

Daily Video February 05 2019

Amid calls for Virginia governor's resignation, a look at blackface's long racist history in America

Use this NewsHour lesson to learn about the racist history of blackface and discuss whether or not Gov. Ralph Northam should resign.

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.

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"

Demonstrators rally in front of the Supreme court before oral arguments on Benisek v. Lamone in Washington

Daily Video September 25 2018

#MonitoringTheMidterms: How gerrymandering impacts your vote

Use this lesson plan to learn more about how gerrymandering impacts your vote.

Lesson Plan February 26 2018

Lesson plan: Social justice through the lens of the Black Panthers

Hear from Stanley Nelson, director of "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution," who discusses the role social justice plays in documentary filmmaking

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