This collection contains more than 40 videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities that help students connect ethnic studies to today’s current events. Latinx Studies How a 1968 Student Protest Fueled a Chicano Rights Movement Dictators and Civil Wars: The Cold War in Latin America How Prop. 187 Transformed the Immigration Debate and California Politics […]
Ethnic Studies
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Women’s History Collection
Ida B. Wells and the Long Crusade to Outlaw Lynching Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells later became an educator, an investigative journalist and an early civil rights activist, shedding light on the plight of Black Americans across the South. After the brutal deaths of three friends who were victims of lynching, Wells began chronicling […]
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Black History Collection
Beyond the Battlefield: Double V and Black Americans’ Fight for Equality The civil rights initiative during World War II known as the Double V campaign advocated for victories over fascism abroad and racial injustice in the United States. Ida B. Wells and the Long Crusade to Outlaw Lynching Ida B. Wells, a journalist, civil rights […]
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The Perfect Pair: Reading and Retro Report
For every required school reading there is a perfect Retro Report video to add context. Here are some popular books often assigned by E.L.A/English teachers, and the videos that offer historical background and connections to current events. Team up with a teacher across the hall to enhance your students’ critical thinking skills and content knowledge. […]
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AP African American Studies Collection
This collection contains 21 films and lessons for use in the AP African American Studies course. All of the resources fit within Unit 4: Movements and Debates, and they connect to three of the four course themes, including “Intersections of Identity,” “Creativity, Expression and the Arts,” and “Resistance and Resilience.” Topic 4.3 African Americans and […]
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Generations Stolen Education Collection
Generations Stolen For decades, families were ruptured as Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their homes and communities and adopted by white families or sent to faraway government-run boarding schools. Survivors recall the abuse and exploitation they endured in settings where their language and traditions were prohibited. They are demanding that the government be held accountable […]
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Why the Supreme Court Endorsed, Then Limited Affirmative Action
Ruling in a case that challenged practices that colleges use to select a diverse student body, the Supreme Court reverses itself.
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In the Long Fight to Protect Native American Families, a Law Stands Guard
For generations, Native American children were removed from their homes and placed with white families. A recent Supreme Court ruling affirms the rights of Native families and tribes, giving them preference in adoption and foster care placement.