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Prentiss Charney Fellow Jessica Rucker interviewed Williams about her latest book, I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction.

The Zinn Education Project and the African American Policy Forum collaborated on an installation on banned books and a panel at the SXSW international festival in Austin from March 10–13, 2023. We raised awareness about the threats to education and issued a call to action with thousands of SXSW visitors. There was a constant buzz as visitors shared memories of what they learned from books that are now banned in many school districts.

Since 2020, the Zinn Education Project has hosted hundreds of Teaching for Black Lives study groups. Teachers discuss how to teach for Black lives and gain the strength to face right-wing attacks. There is power in numbers. We periodically spotlight Teaching for Black Lives groups.

The Newark, New Jersey, Teaching for Black Lives study group of 20 educators from Dr. E. Alma Flagg School (PreK–8) meets monthly to “use the Teaching for Black Lives chapters as a springboard to build events. . . where we share with families and student leadership groups highlights from our discussions.”

For example, in March, families, staff, and community leaders were invited to a special screening of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks.

One study group member said,

We need your support to double the number of study groups in 2023–2024.

In March, we offered a number of teacher workshops, including the two below.

Teaching Climate Justice, hosted by the Boston Teachers Union on climate justice. The presenters were Tim Swinehart and Suzanna Kassouf.

Teaching Reconstruction, hosted by Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro. The presenters (pictured above) were Daisha Brabham and Nataliya Braginsky.

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