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"Hit a Jew Day" shows we've got a long way to go

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 26th 2008 2:00PM

When I was about five years old, someone spray painted swastikas on our garage door -- which really confused me because we were Catholic. Eventually, I came to understand that it was because my father was Jewish and those that had vandalized our ...
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Scary Guy teaches kids about tolerance

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 25th 2008 2:28PM

So, yesterday I am eating my morning cereal and reading my local newspaper, when I flip over to the Lifestyle section and see this face. Of course, I am intrigued and feel compelled to read the accompanying article. I was expecting a story about ...
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Critical Conversations: Race Relations

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 2nd 2007 2:01PM

When I was in high school, one of my best friends (as in hung out with, slept over with, started businesses with, got in trouble with) happened to be black. We never noticed a difference, especially in our school where the student population included ...
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Students sue school to wear anti-gay T-shirt

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Mar 23rd 2007 4:04PM

April 18 is recognized as a National Day of Silence, on which students can chose not to speak as protest against unfair treatment of homosexuals. When one student chose to wear an anti-gay T-shirt in response to that protest, school administrators ...
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How do you talk to your kids about prejudice?: part 2

by Stefania Butler, Posted Mar 7th 2006 5:29PM

Yesterday, Irène wrote a very honest post about her family's first encounters with prejudicial behavior. Inspired by her post and out of curiosity for what my own preschooler might say, I decided to have a little chat. After we read bedtime ...
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