By Adam Bessie and Dan Carino | Graphic Journalism | Originally Published at TruthOut. August 24, 2014 00:00 Truthout readers like you made this story possible. Can you help sustain TruthOut work with a tax-deductible donation? For a more immersive experience, readers will find documentation and links [...]
#LastWords of the Killed – Illustrations Tell the Story
Shirin Barghi2016-11-29T17:39:22-05:00"Were you with him?" "What did he say?" "What were his last words?" "Did he mention...?" By the time we are nine, ten, or eleven most of us will hear someone wonder aloud, after a passing, what did it all mean and how did it come [...]
“The Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools” Part One
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:25-05:00"The Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools; Part One – 17 Days in November" The Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools, is the first in series of short video’s, that reveals the [...]
Black.Man.Teach.
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:27-05:00Black.Man.Teach. Currently, black males represent less than 2% of our nation's teacher workforce. Our young brothers and sisters, our children, our schools, our communities, and our country need more black male teachers. To increase these numbers we must explore, examine, and confront all of [...]
j was young&happy (and everyone hated her for it)
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:27-05:00By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at the everyday motion of artifacts. April 2, 2014 j was young&happy (and everyone hated her for it) Happiness hit her like a train on a track… Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back “Dog [...]
John Lewis’ Moving Graphic Novel Brings the Civil Rights Struggle to a New Generation
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:28-05:00In the tradition of “Maus” and “Persepolis,” “March” tells the story of young African Americans who, like its author, rose up from the Jim Crow South to assert their human rights. By Valerie Schloredt | Originally Published at Yes! Magazine. March 06, 2014 Selma, Alabama, March [...]
I, Too, Am Harvard
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:28-05:00Promo video for I, Too, Am Harvard made by Ahsante Bean, Harvard College Class of 2015BuzzFeed Review Black Harvard Students Share Their Experiences MAR. 3 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 [...]
Infographic: Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00By YES! Editors | Originally Published at YES! Magazine February 21, 2014 Where’s the big money in privatization? Take it from the teachers. This article is from Education Uprising, the Spring 2014 issue of YES! Magazine.
This School Is Not a Pipe
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00By Adam Bessie and Josh Neufeld, | Truthout | Graphic Journalism. February 7, 2014 1] “Promise Neighborhoods and the Importance of Community: Remarks of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at Neval Thomas Elementary School, Washington, DC.” Dec. 21, 2012 [2] “Fuel Your School Program Benefits [...]