Are you willing and brave enough to stand up against injustice? Describe what you would do, and how your actions might make a difference. Students will read and respond to Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz’s ...

Is there anyone in your life—you included—who is not comfortable being referred to as “he” or “she”? Write a letter to Cole, founder of the Brown Boi Project, on how you feel about this expansion of ...

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