A Campaign of the Zinn Education Project, coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change
Join the Campaign
The Teaching for Black Lives campaign provides teachers support, resources, and encouragement to teach young people honestly about systemic racism and how to organize for justice.
Watch this 3-minute video on the campaign.
Watch the Video
Support for Educators
Through classes, study groups, workshops, and free curriculum and resources, educators can join a national network of teachers, school librarians, counselors, administrators, and school staff who are defying efforts to ban what students can learn in school by vowing to teach for Black lives.
Howard Barry
Advocate and Donate
We must support educators organizing to turn classrooms and schools into sites of resistance, justice, joy, and liberation, and to combat racism and anti-Blackness.
Racial justice educators are fighting back — and they need your help. Join us.
Our Movement is Growing
228
study groups across the country
2780
copies of the book given away
70,783
downloads of Black history lessons
3795
teachers in study groups
4,000
teachers took online classes
650000
students reached by teachers in study groups and online classes
Help us double the numbers!
Make a donation through the Zinn Education Project today, and indicate your contribution is for the “Teaching for Black Lives” campaign.
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Events & Announcements
Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups 2023–2024
From April through August: The Zinn Education Project is accepting applications for Teaching for Black Lives educator study groups for the 2023–2024 school year. Apply today! Each year the Zinn…
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