Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
Making Black Lives Matter: A Retrospective
Explore how the Black Lives Matter movement has evolved since its emergence in 2013 and how we can move towards real change and transformation in eradicating anti-black violence.
![Graphic featuring African Americans standing against racism.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/iStock-1248777364.jpg?h=9e16a70f&itok=hvOYGj4d)
The Complexity of Black Agency in Judas and the Black Messiah
We examine the film’s depiction of the rise and fall of Ilinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton as part of an FBI-led operation.
![Black and white photo of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton speaking at a microphone](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/FredHampton_Large.jpg?h=0312be03&itok=qKQn6UCT)
Afrofuturism and Black Joy
Incorporate Black joy into your teachings by highlighting the resilience, creativity, and humanity of the black community through the rich world of afrofuturism.
![African Woman Wearing Futuristic Face Mask and gold crown](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/iStock-1278418527.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=n-z7yrpi)
New Books on Native American History and Life
Facing History shares the scholarly work and personal insights of Native scholars and memoirists.
![A colorful graphic that reads "Native American Heritage Month."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/Native_American_Heritage_Month_graphic.jpeg?h=97a06f33&itok=pvWHSQV6)
Black Women Educators' Roundtable on Teaching and Current Events
What is the impact of racial violence and tensions on Black educators? We explore the challenges, joys, and opportunities in education with our panel of Black women educators.
![A black female educator smiles as her elementary school class writes at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-01/iStock-522138534.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=vgm7mdB0)
Facing Nagorno-Karabakh: An Expert Interview
Marc Mamigonian discusses the conflict taking place between Armenia and Azerbaijan along with historical context concerning the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
![Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh on outline map](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/iStock-1277576441.jpg?h=3b841809&itok=JibG0jLw)
How to Be an Upstander: Four Guiding Principles for Difficult Conversations
This piece outlines four pillars that can help us navigate challenging discussions in the classroom.
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Facing History & Ourselves Receives Historic Grant
Facing History & Ourselves announces the organization received an historic contribution from novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
What it Takes to Be an Upstander
Marti Tippens Murphy, Executive Director of Facing History & Ourselves Memphis, recently reflected upon the nature of upstanding and what it demands of us in these times in The Daily Memphian.
![The word "FEAR" is being erased from a blackboard.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Fear_graphic_iStock-1173054581.jpeg?h=140710cd&itok=Rcq7IWi9)
Why Just Mercy Matters
The film Just Mercy can offer invaluable insights to students in unpacking the harsh realities of the justice systems.
![Bryan Stevenson giving a Ted Talk](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-07/6945122783_9955987a88_o.jpg?h=0c2904f9&itok=YxyiJlBr)
Sometimes Empathy is Hard for Teachers
The stresses of teaching can spread educators thin emotionally.
![Graphic image: woman sits at the computer and crying covering her face with her hands](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/WomanCryingAtDesk_Empathy_GraphicFH2187402.jpg?h=9e16a70f&itok=Z4bIGhGP)