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Jesse Hagopian

@jessehagopian.bsky.social

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Educator|Author: "TeachTruth"
(haymarketbooks.org/books/2493-teach-truth), Co-editor “Black Lives Matter at School,” & TeachingForBlackLives.org | Co-editor, Rethinking Schools|Website: IamAnEducator.com | 4 booking: speakoutnow.org/speakers/jesse-hagopian

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@zinnedproject.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:23 PMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

Yes, and @jessehagopian.bsky.social includes David Walker's Appeal in his lesson that explores 11 key scenarios with laws passed to suppress Black education in the wake of major victories/actions (like the Appeal) for the Black Freedom Struggle -- see below.

www.zinnedproject.org/materials/le...

zinnedproject.orgLegalize Black Education: The Long Fight for the Right to LearnTeaching Activity. By Jesse Hagopian. 2025. 40 pages. This lesson explores major examples of laws passed to suppress Black education in the wake of major victories for the Black Freedom Struggle, high...
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@jessehagopian.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:24 PM

Thank you to @ncte.org for giving my book “Teach Truth” the 2026 David H. Russell award!

This is a victory for my great-great grandma Laura Lenoir who was enslaved and forbidden to learn to read or write.

open.substack.com/pub/jessehag...

@jessehagopian.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 4:01 PM

Thanks for sharing! So glad this work was done!

@prisonculture.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 3:55 PMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

The New York City Department of Education’s Hidden Voices project has created an impressive social studies curriculum that “delves into the perspectives, experiences, and impact that Americans with disabilities have had—and continue to have—on United States history.”

weteachnyc.orgHidden Voices: Americans with Disabilities in United States History | WeTeachNYCThe Hidden Voices project was initiated to help students learn about and honor the innumerable people, often “hidden” from the traditional historical record, who have shaped and continue to shape our ...
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@zinnedproject.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 1:47 AMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

"Repression does not produce only silence & resignation. Our survey is also filled with educators resisting — and their responses offer an important clue about what makes resistance possible." -- @jessehagopian.bsky.social in article about ZEP study via @truthout.org ⬇️

truthout.org/articles/aut...

@zinnedproject.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 5:57 PMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to announce that @jessehagopian.bsky.social, campaign director at ZEP & editor at @rethinkingschools.bsky.social, has won the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English for his book “Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education”! Learn more: ⬇️

@jessehagopian.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 4:24 PM

✨❤️ I’m honored that “Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education” has won the 2026 NCTE David H. Russell Award! NCTE is the leading org representing English/language arts teachers and literacy educators across the country. #NCTE #TeachTruth

Graphic announcing the 2026 NCTE David H. Russell Award for Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education by Jesse Hagopian. The design features a green textured background, Jesse Hagopian’s portrait in the upper right, and the Teach Truth book cover near the center-right. Large text reads “2026 NCTE David H. Russell Award,” with the book title and author name below.
@teachingchange.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 7:48 PMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

Short notice (we just got it) but in case you're available today: "Teaching Antifascist History in K-12 Today" by Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives w/ @rethinkingschools.bsky.social editor / @zinnedproject.bsky.social campaign director
@jessehagopian.bsky.social ⬇️
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@naomiaklein.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 4:06 PMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

On Democracy Now!, I floated a new theory: AI companies really have unleashed a killer monster that has slipped their control. But plot twist - the monster is human. And it's the President of the United States.

@astra.bsky.social
@democracynow.org

@jessehagopian.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 3:04 AM

Must read from Dave Zirin!

Dave has been covering rapacious billionaire Robert Kraft for years & has important insight into his attack on Macklemore for saying “ #FreePalestine”

Macklemore is a true artist: using his creativity to speak against injustice.

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

@zinnedproject.bsky.socialSep 4, 2026, 7:04 PMReposted by @jessehagopian.bsky.social

For more on Paul Robeson, join our 10/26 Teach the Black Freedom Struggle class "Robeson, Robinson, and Resistance: Athletes, Artists, and the Struggle for Liberation" with @howardbryantbooks.bsky.social in conversation w/ @jessehagopian.bsky.social

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@jessehagopian.bsky.socialMay 12, 2025, 9:57 PM

What do fascists fear most? The truth.
That’s why they erase it.

I’m thrilled to get to interview Jason Stanley today about his powerful new book, “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future.”

Join us!
#ErasingHistory #TeachTruth

open.substack.com/pub/jessehag...

open.substack.comErasing History Is a Fascist Strategy--Join Jason Stanley in conversation with Jesse Hagopian about the struggle against fascist education.Join us Monday, May 12th at 4pm Pacific for a live conversation with Jason Stanley on how fascists erase history to control the future — and how we resist.
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