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.
Reflecting on Juneteenth
Learn about the history and legacy of Juneteenth and how modern awareness of this commemoration has grown and raised the profile of this important holiday.
![Juneteenth Independence Day. Freedom or Emancipation day. Annual American holiday, celebrated on June 19. African American history and heritage. Poster, greeting card, banner and background](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/iStock-1154863383.jpg?h=4f4378cb&itok=CE58MYI_)
It Takes a Village: The Success of Brown v. Board
The recent 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education reminds us that we must have all hands on deck in the continuing fight for educational equity.
![United through their diversity - hands of various colors forming a circle](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/United%20through%20their%20diversity%20-%20hands%20of%20various%20colors%20forming%20a%20circle%20%28FH2187570%29.jpg?h=a7ec3e08&itok=3O6JVY1Q)
Summer Learning Happens at Home
New research suggests that home-based activities and family involvement keeps kids primed for learning all summer.
![Mom and son working on a project](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/pexels-rodnae-productions-7605833.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=LLXsi0Dn)
The Myth of a Post-Racial Society After the Obama Presidency
Barack Obama's legacy as the first Black president of the US was shaped in part by the politics, race relations, and legacy of the Reconstruction era.
![Print shows head-and-shoulders portraits of Blanche Kelso Bruce, Frederick Douglass, and Hiram Rhoades Revels surrounded by scenes of African American life and portraits of John. R. Lynch, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph H. Rainey, Charles E. Nash, John Brown, and Robert Smalls.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-07/01619v.jpg?h=46c12aa3&itok=aNKcUyY9)