Jeff Bailey
Racial Justice in Every Breath, Not as a Task List or a Project
Today we are linking to a post that comes to us from Heather Denkmire, who posted it on Black Girl in Maine's blog....
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Jeff Bailey
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Teaching Art and History Through Black Dolls
In this post from Ms. Magazine, entitled ‘If These Dolls Could Talk’: Art Exhibit Explores Role of Black Dolls in U.S. History and...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
2021 History Teacher of the Year Nataliya Braginsky
This is what we need to be hiring in teachers. How does teaching history in Maine look now that LD 1664 passed in June of last year. "An...
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Jeff Bailey
- May 1, 2022
- 1 min
The Part of History You've Always Skipped- "Knowing Better"
Though this is a long video, it is an excellent description of how American History is often taught to minimize the "uncomfortable" parts...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
Looking back at Trayvon Martin
"Ten years ago today, Trayvon Martin was killed. Trayvon wasn’t so different from me. I resembled him as a teenager, and as a young...
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Carly
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
Medical Racism
Chidiebere Ibe, a student at the University of Uyo has begun to create medical drawings featuring people of color, which is something...
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Jeff Bailey
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Conversations at RSU 56
This SunJournal article below details some of the work being done on Civil Rights, Equity and Diversity in RSU 56.
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Bangor High School Launches New Speak Truth to Power Pilot Program
Bangor High School has partnered with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation and the Tramuto Foundation to offer this "a first of...
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Alicia Farmer
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
What not to wear this Halloween
This video from Teen Vogue is entitled "My Culture is Not A Costume". It features the voices of several BIPOC folks explaining why...
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Jeff Bailey
- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Studying the Indigenous Peoples of Maine
Image from the Maine State Museum Website. Today is Indigenous People's Day in Maine. Many Mainers will enjoy the long weekend without...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- Oct 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Religious Society of Friends work for inclusion and Anti-Racism
The Religious Society of Friends is popularly known as Quakers. The Society publishes a journal, Friends Journal. Many contributions come...
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Jeff Bailey
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
A Historical Map of POC folks in Maine
Many people assume that Maine, being a majority White state, does not have much to learn in terms of the history of People of Color. but...
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Jeff Bailey
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast Episode: The History of Whiteness and How We Teach about Race
I have been listening to an excellent series of podcasts from Learning for Justice--formerly Teaching Tolerance-- called "Teaching Hard...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Banned Books Week
The last week in September is "Banned Book Week" an annual week sponsored by the American Library Association and Amnesty International,...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
The Role of Black Morticians
I honestly don't know what the role of white morticians is beyond providing professional funeral services. I do know that like many...
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Jeff Bailey
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Black Leadership in Defense of the Working Class
Today is Labor Day. A day set aside to celebrate the American worker and to recognize the efforts of those in this country who have...
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Jeff Bailey
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Story of Akiko Kato and Japanese- American Incarceration
When I was a high school student in the 1990's I learned about the horrors of the Holocaust in school. I was aware of the travesties...
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Jeff Bailey
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Black Folks and Gaming
The University of Maine at Farmington hosted a fantastic presentation with Grace D. Gipson Ph.D. Gipson is an Assistant Professor in the...
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Adelaide Solomon Jordan
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
Let's Teach All Histories
A student speaks on why all history, including, Native, Holocaust, African American, should be taught. The un-named student spoke at the...
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Jeff Bailey
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Beyond the Intentions: Educator Action on Bias
I recently attended an excellent training by Code.org, an organization dedicated to helping all students have access to computer science...
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