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Find all our Film Club films here.“Why I Won’t Teach My Son ‘Black Codes’” is a four-minute animated film that touches on themes of race and parenting. It profiles Debra, a new mother, who describes her hopes and fears about raising a black son in America. Although her son is just 1, she knows soon…

2. What biographical events most shaped Savage’s life and her work? What aspects of her life story resonate most for you?3. How did Savage fight back against the prejudice and racism she faced throughout her life, such as the rescinding of a scholarship to attend the Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts in Paris when the…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 2021.This image was created to illustrate an article in The Times this week. What do you think that article was about? What clues in this image tell you that? What parts of the image are especially interesting to…

WinnerPeri Ferguson, 16, from King School in Stamford, Conn., chose a guest essay from the Opinion section headlined “Black Valedictorians and the Toxic Trope of Black Exceptionalism” and wrote:My grandmother was a Black valedictorian. She couldn’t afford to go to college. Her family members were poor farmers, descendants of poor sharecroppers, descendants of slaves.My father…

4. What data does the article reveal about connections between suicide and race, gender and sexuality? What is your reaction to the statistics included in the article?5. What are some reasons there has been a lack of research looking specifically at the racial and ethnic differences in youth suicidal ideation, plans or suicide attempts?6. According…

Note to teachers: This film contains depictions of violence and a racial slur. Please preview the entire film before sharing it with students to make sure it is appropriate for your class. _________ How have race and racism impacted African Americans’ ability to move freely throughout the United States in the past and today? “Traveling…