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.
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Back to School: Co-Create Your Space to Build Community
Learn about including your students in imagining their classroom community in the first days of school.
![Diverse group of students sitting in a circle in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/iStock-505234307_diverse_group_students_talking.jpeg?h=140710cd&itok=Szuzt_Il)
A Conversation with Dr. Kimberly Parker on Movements to Create More Readers
Facing History speaks with Dr. Kimberly Parker, co-founder of #DisruptTexts.
![Dr. Kimberly Parker sits in front of a bookshelf during an interview.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/kimberly_parker.jpeg?h=08f15304&itok=Sz9d-TXz)
Embrace SEL and Trauma Informed Teaching This Year
Facing History explores the meaning and mechanics of trauma-informed teaching.
![Five stick figures stand together with one thought bubble filled with hearts.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/community_love_iStock-504237291.jpeg?h=140710cd&itok=zcowQa5B)
Reflections on the State of Democracy in South Africa
Facing History partners share the key lessons learned after the events that preceded Mandela Day in July 2021.
![South Africa flag waving during the sunrise with mist fog.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/South_Africa_flag_sun_iStock-1060045112.jpeg?h=140710cd&itok=hv6bvGp9)
5 Summer Audiobooks for Teachers
Enrich and enliven your practice with audiobooks concerning core issues in K-12 education today.
![A person relaxes in the grass while listening to music.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/person_relaxing_grass_music_iStock-639794882.jpeg?h=2cbf0951&itok=IFpRfzf9)
6 Resources for Teaching Current Events
Explore classroom resources to help you prepare to teach about current events.
![People phone scrolling while sitting on public transportation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/phone_scrolling.jpeg?h=401cba77&itok=shdWzoYh)
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad on Cultivating Genius
Facing History shares on Dr. Gholdy Muhammad's work which explores how literacy came to be regarded as a critically important lever of social and political transformation within the Black community.
![Cover of Dr. Gholdy Muhammad's book "Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-04/Cultivating_Genius.png?h=a535c023&itok=6gy_UBjq)
How Do We Pursue Equity in Education? By Learning, Unlearning, and Muddling Through
Facing History shares the historical contexts that shape educational inequity and what it takes to disrupt it.
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Reflecting on Anti-Black Violence, Justice, and Accountability
In the wake of Derek Chauvin’s conviction in the murder of George Floyd, we reflect on the historical and contemporary violence that surrounds this guilty verdict.
![A protester holding a painting of George Floyd and a sign that reads "Black Lives Matter"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/GettyImages-1218644435.jpg?h=c56f4f07&itok=An23iXAy)
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)