Texts on Justice and Equality
NONFICTION TEXTS
Emma Watson speaks to the United National General Assembly about "Feminism"
United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (Plus a Quiz on Universal Human Rights)
Human Nature and Human Rights by Robin Fox (The National Interest)
Jimmy Carter on Equality for Women (translated from Le Monde)
The Elders
The United Nations
Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Restorative Justice in Schools (NYT)
What's Wrong With All Lives Matter? (NYT)
Gay Marriage in America (The Economist)
"The Cruel Waste of America's Tech Talent" by Joshua Davis (NY Times) (read some of the comments as well)
"I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady
POEMS
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Gil Scott-Heron)
Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander
"Apolitical Intellectuals" by Otto Rene Castillo
"An Agony. As Now." by Amiri Baraka
SHORT STORIES
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes
Extra Resources for Your Enjoyment
"Straight to Hell" by The Clash
"The Hurricane" by Bob Dylan
"Black Boys on Mopeds" by Sinead O'Connor
"Straight to Hell" by The Clash
"The Hurricane" by Bob Dylan
"Black Boys on Mopeds" by Sinead O'Connor