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Words Matter: Standing Up to Bigoted Language

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African American Male Teacher with Students in Class
January 17, 2018 Updated: July 16, 2019 It has become commonplace to witness a public display of bigoted and offensive language. In a tweet, President Trump remarked that four U.S. Congresswomen of color (Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib) should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” The language of "go back to where you came from" is widely recognized as a racist slur, and in particular this one is also…
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Your Turn: 4 Things You Can Do to Honor Martin Luther King in 2018

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January 05, 2018 The Arizona Republic By Carlos Galindo-Elvira | Arizona Regional Director What does Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy mean to us in these challenging times?  Dr. King exposed the brutality of discriminatory laws and institutionalized racism. He served a greater good. His purpose was to remove the burden of oppression. He reminded us about the importance of "content of character." As we head toward another day of remembering Dr. King, his own…
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Why We Need Diverse Books

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Preschoolers - Mayor's Book Club
For parents, families and young people Topic SummaryIn recent years, there has been a lot of attention paid to the diversity of children’s books, shining a light on the lack of diversity and amplifying the need for more children’s and young adult literature that reflects our multicultural society. In 2014, an organization named We Need Diverse Books formed, following a regularly trending hashtag with the same name (#WeNeedDiverseBooks) that helped bring attention to the issue. We…
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ADL Welcomes Hate Crime Charges in Murder of African-American Student

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New York, NY, October 17, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the decision by law enforcement and prosecutors to charge Sean Christopher Urbanski, a member of the Facebook group “Alt Reich: Nation” with a hate crime for the fatal stabbing of Richard Collins III, an African-American student in May. According to police, Urbanski, a white student, stabbed Collins at a bus stop while he was visiting friends on campus on May 20. Collins had recently…
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ADL Forms Sports Leadership Council to Promote Positive Social Change and Combat Hate and Discrimination

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Athletes, Team Owners, Sports Executives Join Social Change Initiative   David Karp Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who spoke at an ADL event in 2013, is an inaugural member of ADL’s Sports Leadership Council. New York, NY, September 28, 2017 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced a new initiative to work in partnership with professional athletes and sports leaders to promote positive social change and combat hate, bullying, and discrimination in our society. ADL…
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ADL Reacts to President's Remarks Once Again Blaming Both Sides for Charlottesville Violence

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New York, NY, September 15, 2017... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to remarks by President Donald Trump repeating that both sides were at fault for the deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville last month. The president reiterated his position on Charlottesville following a meeting with Sen. Tim Scott, the lone African-American in the U.S. Senate. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: "It is sad that the President seems…
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How Should We Talk With Young People About Charlottesville?

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Parents Talking with Their Teenage Daughter Outside
August 29, 2017 Adults and children alike are grappling to make sense of current events. Discussions of racism, anti-Semitism and social injustice have become increasingly contentious as images of white supremacists carrying torches and chanting hateful rhetoric in Charlottesville fill our social media feeds and television screens. Children are attuned to these conversations and disturbing images of violence, hate and incivility, and are seeking comfort and answers from teachers, family…
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Charlottesville Roundup: Lessons to Use in Your Classroom Today

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Male Teacher Helping Students in Classroom
August 29, 2017 In response to the recent events in Charlottesville, Facing History and Ourselves, Teaching Tolerance, the Anti-Defamation League, the American Federation of Teachers, and EduColor teamed up to support educators as they return to the classroom. Hosted and led by AFT, we asked educators what topics they were most concerned about and addressed them in a co-hosted webinar, “When Hate Is in the Headlines: Resources for K–12 Educators.” Together, we offered…
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ADL Applauds President Fenves’ Decision to Remove Confederate Statues from University of Texas Campus

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Austin, TX, August 22, 2017… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) applauds University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves’ decision to remove and relocate several confederate monuments from the University of Texas at Austin campus earlier this week. ADL commends the University for going through a thoughtful process in making the determination to remove and relocate the monuments. Rachel Bresner, ADL Jean & Jerry Moore Southwest Civil Rights Counsel, issued the following…
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After Charlottesville: Teaching about Racism, Antisemitism and White Supremacy

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In August 2017, ‘Unite the Right’ convened one of the largest and most violent gatherings in decades in the U.S. that brought together white supremacist groups including the alt-right, neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. The gathering’s stated goal was to save the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, because like other places in the South, there are still monuments celebrating leaders of the Confederacy. Hundreds gathered on Friday evening and Saturday to broadcast their…
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Charlottesville Rally: Hate. Plain and Simple. (WATCH)

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Charlottesville Alt-Right rally
August 16, 2017 At the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, anti-Semitism was on full display. White supremacists marched through the streets shouting obscenities at crowds of protesters where they spewed Nazi slogans, anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic phrases. The chaos surrounding the event was significant for a number of reasons, even beyond the violence and hatred on display. Rally organizers convinced hundreds of white supremacists to overlook their ideological…
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Lessons to Teach and Learn from 'Unite the Right'

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Teenage Students and Teacher in a Class Debate
August 13, 2017 Racial hatred, bias and white supremacy were on full display in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. In the largest and most violent gathering of white supremacists in decades, “Unite the Right” brought together white supremacist groups including the alt-right, neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. Their stated goal was to save the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, because like other places in the South, there are still monuments there celebrating heroes…
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ADL Files Brief Supporting Challenge to Texas Immigration Law

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Houston, TX, June 27, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed an amicus brief in federal court in support of several Texas cities seeking to halt implementation of Senate Bill 4 (“SB4”). This bill would require local police to question legally detained or arrested individuals, as well as victims and witnesses, about their immigration status, and would punish officials who refuse to comply with federal immigration law. As detailed in its brief in El Cenizo v. Texas,…
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Fulfilling the Promise of Brown: School Discipline, Education Equity and the Achievement Gap

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Free Webinars from the Leaders in Anti-Bias and Holocaust Education For Educators Speakers: Lauren Jones and Eva-Vega Olds, ADL Is your school disciplinary system equitable? Review the legal aspects of Federal guidance on school discipline and learn how to implement educational best practices for addressing bias related issues in schools.
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Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh, Children's Book Author & Illustrator

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For Educators In this podcast, Duncan Tonatiuh talks about meeting Sylvia Mendez and how that inspired him to write Separate Is Never Equal, his love of art and writing and how his dual citizenship identity shapes what he writes.     Duncan Tonatiuh is an award winning children's book author and illustrator. He was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Miguel de Allende. He graduated from Parsons New School for Design and Eugene Lang College in NYC. Duncan has…
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What the Women’s March Teaches Us about Intersectionality

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January 24, 2017 On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, 500,000 people gathered in Washington, DC for the Women’s March–to express their unity for women’s issues and to speak out against the demonizing and hateful rhetoric that pervaded the past election cycle. An additional 400,000 marched in New York City , 250,000 in Chicago and according to Women’s March organizers, there were 673 “sister marches&rdquo…
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The Term “Alt Right” Is Here to Stay

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December 01, 2016 There has been a lot of debate lately about whether media outlets should use the term “alt right.” Some argue that the term whitewashes or normalizes a grouping that is, at its core, racist and anti-Semitic.  The problem is not so much with the term “alt right” but in how people define or not define it.  It is crucial that whenever the term “alt right” is used, it be defined clearly and put in the proper context. The…
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ADL Urges NY Court of Appeals to Prevent Skin Color Discrimination in Jury Selection

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New York, NY, October 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today joined a broad coalition of legal associations, legal experts and nonprofit groups in urging the New York Court of Appeals to recognize that excluding an individual from jury service based on skin color violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. and New York Constitutions. In a friend-of-the-court brief in People v. Joseph Bridgeforth, ADL argued that color discrimination in jury selection undermines the…
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Pepe the Frog: Yes, a Harmless Cartoon Can Become an Alt-Right Mascot

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by: Oren Segal | September 29, 2016 The Guardian Pepe the Frog originated as an innocuous cartoon character in 2005. This week, he was added to the Anti-Defamation League’s Center database of hate symbols. At first glance, it may seem more than a little strange that the image of a cartoon frog could end up alongside such infamous symbols as the Blood Drop Cross of the Ku Klux Klan. But the evolution of Pepe the Frog actually illustrates a key aspect of hate symbols:…
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