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Anti-Asian Bias and the Work to Do
My two favorite Korean-American (and African-American) boys, in Seoul, 2019. It’s been my longtime observation that Asian Americans battle a "model…
Jon Fortt
Mar 22, 2021
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Daunte Wright, George Floyd, and the Paradox of Fear in the Black Experience
Ida B. Wells, the Statue of Liberty, and the knee of Derek Chauvin on the neck of George Floyd. Photo illustration by Jon Fortt, for The Black…
Jon Fortt
Apr 26, 2021
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What, to America, is Juneteenth?
A longtime regional celebration in the Black community is suddenly a national holiday
Jon Fortt
Jun 20, 2021
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White Guilt, Black Rage and Change That Lasts: A Poem
The calendar returns to May. A year ago in 2020, the road to The Black Experience in America: The Course started for me. That’s when Derek Chauvin…
Jon Fortt
May 3, 2021
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I'm Presenting 'The Course' at the Teaching Black History Conference, 7/23/21
Often, my first impulse when solving a problem — and this is not a good thing — is to invent a solution from scratch. So a year ago, when I told a group…
Jon Fortt
Jun 8, 2021
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Share This Fun, Free Way to Celebrate Black History
Download original images from The Black Experience catalog for your social profiles
Jon Fortt
Jan 24
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Kicking Off Black History Month 2022
To download free social media images to celebrate Black history, click here. I spent the hours before Black History Month preparing for and executing an…
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Feb 1
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Sharing My Storytelling With the Toolmakers: The Black Experience & Adobe
As part of Black History Month this year, I had the opportunity to talk about The Black Experience in America: The Course with a group of people whose…
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Mar 2
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The Black Experience in America: The Course: Take It Online Now
From the moment I taught the first lesson of The Course in July 2020, I puzzled over technological challenges. My students were spread across six states…
Jon Fortt
Nov 23, 2020
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Texas House Bill 3979 and Learning American History
What’s the right way to teach American history, and the role of race in it? A bill in Texas, HB 3979, takes a stab at the question. It’s part of a push…
Jon Fortt
May 24, 2021
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Spider-Man and the Black Experience: Nobody Knows Who You Are
Spider-Man was always one of my favorite heroes, so I have to admit, at first it took me a while to “get” Miles Morales. All of a sudden the comic book…
Jon Fortt
Mar 15, 2021
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Bringing The Course to Teachers and Schools
Now available: Teacher training materials for presenting The Course in middle school, as part of a licensing bundle. After I designed and taught The…
Jon Fortt
May 17, 2021
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