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Anti- racism 

POVERTY AWARENESS

A Guide to Equity and Anti-Racism for Educators written by Hedreich Nichols

Anti-racism tools and resources written by Training Together

The Anti-Racism Journey by Kamala Avila-Salmon

Reconsidering The 'Culture Of Poverty' Hosted by Neal Conan with guests Patricia Cohen, reporter, New York Times Sudhir Venkatesh, professor, Columbia University

How Student Debt and the Racial Wealth Gap Reinforce Each Other written by Jen Mishory, Mark Huelsman, and Suzanne Kahn; The Century Foundation

Beyond the Poverty Line by Rourke L. O'Brian & David S. Pedulla

​FIRSTHAND Talks: 5 expert talks providing context around the topic of poverty in Chicago

Breaking the cycle of poverty written by Stand Together

The Cycle of Poverty Is Not Inevitable: Lessons from Baltimore's Resilient Youth by Stefanie A. Deluca and Susan Clampet-Lundquist

46 Million Americans Live in Poverty Every Day by Elena Baxter

How to Escape the Poverty Trap for Good by the Guardian

EVICTION MORATORIUM

Childhood and Intergenerational Poverty: The Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up Poor by Robert Lee Wagmiller & Robert M. Adelman

Faces of poverty: What racial, social groups are more likely to experience it? Written by Michael B. Sauter

Poverty Awareness Month: Living With a Disability, Struggling to Get By and Making It in the ‘Mainstream’ by Michael Morris (Huffington Post)

DOmestic violence

Legal Aid Chicago provides free civil legal services to people living in poverty in Cook County.

Rentervention is a program that assists in creating declarations for landlords.

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless - Additional information about Eviction Moratorium

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Organization)

MLK DAY & Black history

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Radical Vision By Craig Gordon

A Philosopher Behind The Black Power Movement by Karen Grigsby Bates (NPR)

“King-Lee Day” and other ways states bend MLK’s legacy by Michael Waters (VOX)

Unsung Heroes: Encouraging Students to Appreciate Those Who Fought for Social Justice Teaching Activity. Essay by Howard Zinn and lesson by Bill Bigelow

Teaching SNCC: The Organization at the Heart of the Civil Rights Revolution Teaching Activity written by Adam Sanchez

The Limits of Master Narratives in History Textbooks: An Analysis of Representations of Martin Luther King Jr. Article. By Derrick Alridge