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Image credits: AP/Hatem Ali (Palestinians displaced by the Israeli offensive in Gaza in Rafah in Jan)., AP/Chris Pizzello (Taraji P. Henson), THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick (sign at climate protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa), CP/Spencer Colby (police at a pro-Palestinian protest), Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP (rainbow-haired “Stop Cop City” protestor with fist raised), DCMR logo.

Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast: Listen to the new season trailer

The DCMR team has been busy prepping new episodes and next week, we start releasing episodes for season 7, taking our anti-racist lens to the news and issues occupying a lot of our minds these days.
Don’t Call Me Resilient is getting a little newsier. Photo credits clockwise: Chad Hipolito/CP (215 heart); Bebito Matthews/AP (protest in New York City), DCMR logo, Tandem X Visuals/Unsplash (Regina, Sask.), Sean Kilpatrick/CP (Ottawa 2022), Geoff Robins/CP (London, Ont. 2022), Spenser H/Unsplash (2017).

In its new season, Don’t Call Me Resilient brings you the news — through an anti-racist lens 🎧

Host Vinita Srivastava goes deep with academic experts and those with lived experience to bring you your weekly dose of news, from an anti-racist perspective.
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

How should schools teach kids about what happened at the US Capitol on Jan. 6? We asked 6 education experts

Teachers shouldn’t avoid this topic, no matter how uncomfortable it might make them to discuss it with children and teens.
What are America’s children learning in civics classes? USAG- Humphreys

Explainer: What is wrong with America’s civic education

Ninety-seven percent of high school seniors have studied civics in school. While they can recall facts, they are unable to apply that knowledge to current politics. Why is that?

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