The Power of Presidential Statements
Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution states the President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration...
View Article“What ARE you?”
As an educator, I’ve always gotten a little antsy right about now with the anticipation and excitement of a new school year on the horizon. This August brought even more anticipation because my...
View ArticleA Tapestry of Truth
In the first week of December, I went to see a block panel of the AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed in the lobby of West Hollywood City Hall. It had been a long time since I’d seen any portion of the quilt...
View ArticleNew Year, New Website
Happy (belated) New Year! A little while ago, we were looking through a stack of old Facing History newsletters, and had a good laugh at this ad from 1996: It’s been 18 years since that newsletter, and...
View ArticleReturning to school
Today’s momentous decision by Superintendent Ramon Cortines and School Board President Steve Zimmer to close all of the schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will likely be on the minds...
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