Meet the activists pushing for an anti-racist education

In our Back to School series, we tackle the big issues students face, from police in schools to representation. Because returning to the classroom is about more than buying school supplies.

What if history lessons on ancient civilizations focused on empires in what's now Ghana or Mali, rather than just Ancient Rome and Greece? Or what if literature classes around the country analyzed staggering works of art, whether classics like Toni Morrison's Beloved or recent fiction like Tommy Orange's There There, with teachers trained to present material in a culturally sensitive and historically accurate context? Read more...