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Colorful, abstract storybook cover with a young Black boy's face in the center. He's surrounded by faces of other Black and Brown children. Storybook title reads, "All Because You Matter."

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Picked a Pepper / The Alma Train

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma the Artist / Bomba or Baseball?

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Town / Alma’s Big Help

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Best Friend / Steggie Gets Lost

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Book Swap / Finders Keepers

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Movie Night / Papi the Hero

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Showstopper / Ultimate Helper

Still image from: Alma's Way: Lucas Left Out / The Sweetest Treat

Still image from: Alma's Way: Too Corny / Alma Tags Along

Purple-hued still frame of a boy leaning over and lifting a man out of water. Caption. She didn't answer, and then I called the paramedics.

Boy dives off platform into large, laned pool. Caption. On my swim team to set goals.

Woman in Hawaiian shirt looks down in foreground while man does dishes and girl walks away in background. 2 music note icons indicate music playing in video.

Black and white closeup of a smiling girl in glasses holding a pole on crowded subway car. Caption. And well, always have their back.

Figure on bike approaches wood shingled house with light visible through enclosed porch.

Still image from: Animal Rescue: Good Deeds Meter--Amazing Adventures With Max and Friends!

A diagram of a lock in the backdrop of a neuron. Caption: So, a neuroethicist looks at the privacy implications.

Psychologist Kristina Olson talks in front of a blackboard background with math symbols, globes, pencils, letters, charts, and other graphics drawn in white chalk on it. Caption. "So, categories influence all of the major decisions."

Color illustration of 2 girls standing beneath a rain shower. 1 holds out a yellow umbrella over the other. Title card reads, "Be Kind."

Still image from: Be Strong

Color illustration. Boy in a floating wooden boat with balloons on each end holds a balloon and looks up with eyes closed. Glowing embers and puffy clouds drift below. Title card reads, "Be You!"

Still image from: Bear Learns to Share

Cartoon. Baby girl with pigtails and diaper, smiling. Caption. And, Mommy, you have big hairs that are gray.

Teenage girl and boy talk in a computer lab setting. Caption. Oh, well, I guess the ethical thing to do.

Still image from: Black Lives Matter. You Matter. Humans Matter.

Closeup of a hand with index and middle finger crossed. Text on image reads, "Deception. Intentional withholding of information or deliberately misleading information to a participant."

Young woman with a negative expression leans back in her chair, boots propped up on a desktop in an office setting. She glances down at a piece of paper that a woman is holding out to show her.

Black and white image of man wearing a white collared shirt and necktie. He stands and bends over a table laughing and looking towards 2 seated people in the foreground. Caption. He will need his ethical compass to help him navigate.

2 middle-school-aged girls talking at their desks in a classroom setting. Caption. Melanie told me Jessica isn't going to invite Sam to her party.

Teenage children work in textbooks at individual desks in a classroom setting. One student looks down at his book with concern. Caption. If not spelled out correctly.

Cartoon. Light blue cloud with smiley face outlined in white on a blue grid. Caption. Being smaller than the average cloud.

Close up of a brown and white bunny in a cage. Caption: has been carried out on nonhuman animals.

Exterior shot of the White House and circular pool with fountain on the North Lawn. Caption. Through generations by governments, families.

Choppy foam tipped water flows beneath rocky mountainsides. Title card framed by white rectangle reads, "Culture."

Cyberchase cartoon. Inez holds a hand up to her chin with a pondering expression. Caption. Has Hacker said anything we can use to show that he's lying?

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Prince Wednesday's Accident / Daniel and Miss Elaina's Kite Accident

An arrow labeled, please, pointing right with bee and otter below.

Woman leans over to look at a young boy staring back with an apprehensive expression. Caption. Next time, do the right thing.

Rear view shot of students at desk with teacher at blackboard. Caption. You can experiment and discover what's best.

Closeup color illustration of a girl's face, eyes looking downward. Caption. I think I heard her whisper, Hello.

Cartoon. Eco and a pup stand in front of a house next to a girl wearing a red and white polka dot dress. Spanish caption. No es de muy buena educación.

Teenage boy looks over at a young woman seated next to him. They are in a colorful room with a sign advertising ice cream. Caption. It's better to tell the truth in that situation.

Woman speaks to camera with a slight smile against a bright blue backdrop. Caption. But you don't have to like or dislike something.

Cartoon of simple round faces with various expressions, 1 with wide open mouth and 1 with mouth slightly open. Caption. It seemed the only time he didn't stand out.

Color illustration. Open box resting on snow with 1 orange and 1 green yarn strands extending upward from box. Caption. Dog as narrator.

Young girl holds on to the collar of a golden retriever, looking off with a scowling expression on her face. Caption. Am I concerned with the way my child feels?

Teenage girl with long straight brown hair looks off camera. Caption. So I felt that she was against me.

Wide shot of the United Nations auditorium with 4 long rows of desks and a multi-level stage at the front. Flags line the back wall flanking a large U,N crest in the center. Spanish caption. Que conformaban el grupo de las Naciones Unidas.

Animated blue square with a smiley face next to a red block with a smiley face. Green triangle just out of frame.

Woman in her 40s with bangs and straight hair. A title bar at the bottom of the screen reads, Goals: Realistic and Achievable.

Color illustration. Man using an organ grinder with clothed, dancing monkey on top. Caption. Who played music for the people on the street.

Still image from: Grumpy Monkey Are We There Yet?

Still image from: Have You Seen My Friends? The Adventures of Creativity

Painting. Closeup of feet drawn in blue beneath a drapey green garment. A shackle-like item sits between feet. Title card reads, "Her Right Foot."

2 girls wear school uniforms and work with pens and paper at a desk. 1 girl is concentrating on her work, the other is looking over as if to cheat off her paper.

Young girl opens a locked mailbox and pulls out a stack of letters. Caption. You'll still keep your word. You'll still be dependable.

Still image from: I Wish You Happiness

Boy approaches a teacher seated at a desk in a classroom setting. Caption. Ms. Blossom, Curtis didn't put away his blocks.

Woman with mouth parted mid-speech holds her right hand vertical next to cheek with thumb folded in. Birds perch in background.

People wearing hospital gowns and masks holding a newborn baby. Caption: Congratulations.

Person attaching wires with adhesive to the head of a second person. Ethical guidelines: protecting participants. Caption: not harming them, deceiving them, and so on --

Young man crosses his arms in a home office setting. Caption. Travis wants it all and fast.

Man with earnest expression faces and looks slightly off camera with mouth open in mid-speech. Caption. How did they feel when you were laughing.

Closeup of smiling man in blue collared shirt with out of focus kitchen cabinets in background. Caption. But when I lose I'm upset.

Man in white jacket rests elbows on desk next to laptop as one hand sits on top of the other. Caption. Today, we're gonna to talk about loyalty.

2 girls sit at a desk with a man in a classroom setting. One parts her lips in mid-speech. Caption. There's times we don't mean to be funny.

View through car windshield while driving down street at night. Caption. It damages lives and contributes to the growing amount.

Color illustration of a boy in a collared shirt and brimmed hat with a black dog looking up in the background. Spanish caption. A Negrita se le hacía imposible ventear su enemigo.

Still image from: Laws & Rules for Kids

Young girl sits at a lunch table and looks to her right, 2 brown paper lunch sacks in front of her. Caption. You have to tell him.

Color illustration. Girl, mouth open and eyes closed, as she stretches an arm out to her side. Caption. Gasp sound. I know. she says.

Pink monster with 6 smiling mouths and 2 horns wears tan shorts and sits sideways with 1 hand on his left hip and his eyes closed.

Digital illustration of a boy holding out a ball toward another boy with a bike. Play structure and sandbox in background. Caption. I'll trade you a bouncy for a ride on the bike.

Woman looks to her left, leaning forward on a desk in front of her. Caption. It's not funny to spread rumors and get people in trouble.

Color illustration. 4 insets show a woman looking out of a carriage, a man linking arms with a woman in a white dress, a house on a hill, and a woman holding a suitcase in front of a directional sign that reads, "New York."

Smiling man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he gestures with his hands. He smiles and parts his lips as he speaks. Caption. Always talking in class and getting in trouble.

Man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he rests his elbows and clasps hands. His lips are parted in mid-speech. Caption. If my team lost, I'd be complaining.

Teenagers sit around in a classroom setting. Caption. Female as narrator. A person gives you a pencil.

2 girls sit next to one another in a classroom setting. 1 looks at the other who smiles toward someone facing away from camera in the foreground. Caption. Because you're like, "What happened?"

Marvie opens her mouth wide and holds up her hands in a child's colorful bedroom. Caption. Today I got a package in the mail.

2 men in workwear stand next to 1 another in a warehouse filled with machinery. Caption. Yeah, well, you did a good job.

Woman in a suit opens her mouth as she speaks to a person whose back faces camera. Caption. And I'll be sure to tell them what a wonderful job you did.

Color illustration. Person wears a shirt, vest, and bolo necktie. He is sitting at a table, hands crossed in front, looking down with a peaceful expression. Caption. When Karl showed them around, everyone admired them, too.

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: How to Be a Helper When Someone Is Sick

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: Speaking Out Against Unfairness

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: We Are All Different

Painting of an English nobleman wearing a gold and white fur jacket and cape, and a powdered wig. Caption. Of great wealth and property, imagined our very world.

Still image from: Mummy, I Can't Find My Loud Voice

Still image from: My Crowning Glory

Blue sky swarms with black birds. Title card framed by white rectangle reads, "Norms."

Color illustration. Shipwreck with swimming seahorse and jellyfish in front. Caption. Around and through their grand ocean home.

Still image from: Read Out Loud: "How Grizzly Found Gratitude"

Still image from: Read Out Loud: "The Judge"

Still image from: Read Out Loud: "What Would You Wish For?"

Still image from: Real City Heroes: Sergeant Cooper the Police Car--In Search of the Stolen Crystal (Part 4)

C, G, I bright red sports car with matching wheels and dark windows appears to drive out of a jail cell in low light.

Abstract background of green lines intersecting in a grid, with some of the lines turning pink in places. Yellow text on screen reads, "Lies and deception." Caption. But first, let's talk about lying and deception.

Young girl looks at camera with a calm expression, leaning right cheek into right hand, arm propped up on a table in front of her.

2 adolescent girls in a hallway lined with lockers, 1 reaches down towards textbooks on the ground. Caption. Consider how your actions and your words.

Child sitting on the ground. Caption: then usually you can make a difference.

Young boy pours a bag of dog food into a bowl as a white and brown pitbull stands watch.

Color illustration. Boy opens a door as 2 children enter a pink room with a potted plant. Word bubble reads, "Thank you!"

Still image from: Rights and Responsibilities for Kids

Color illustration in a picture book. Bald man in royal clothing stands while girl in pink dress paints his portrait on an easel. In the next image, girl in torn pink dress leaps through a castle setting. Story text appears on screen.

Closeup of a clear glass, half full of brown liquor, resting on a table. A person holds the glass in hand while sleeping on one arm in the background.

Small yellow mine car sits on tracks. Wooden crate in front of it is topped with glowing red crystals. Caption. I found this 1 close to it. Let's go see.

Color illustration of diverse children wearing swimsuits in front of a colorblocked background. They stand on either side of a title card that reads, "Disfrutar es un derecho de todos y todas. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Color illustration of diverse children standing in front of a colorblocked background. They stand to either side of a title card that reads, "Sin etiquetas podemos encontrarnos. Somos iguales y diferentes."

Man listens to a teenage boy who is talking and gesturing towards him. Both are seated at desks in an office setting. Caption. Yes, that's right.

Still image from: STARSTEPS: Conflict Resolution Strategies for Students (Part 1: Rat Fink)

Still image from: STARSTEPS: Conflict Resolution Strategies for Students (Part 2: Freaks)

Still image from: STARSTEPS: Conflict Resolution Strategies for Students (Part 3: Party Time)

Still image from: STARSTEPS: Conflict Resolution Strategies for Students (Part 4: Frick & Frack)

Still image from: Stop the Slurs

Young boy kneels on an asphalt playground as he draws colorful chalk pictures on the ground. A bucket of chalk is next to him. 2 children are seated and talking nearby on parking blocks. Caption. People are different in many ways.

Glass curio with several decorative porcelain cups, teapots, and bowls. Caption. He sees his new friends have more things than he does.

Boy holds an art paint brush and stands while painting onto a paper attached to an easel in an art classroom. He his focused on the image he is painting in yellow. Caption. To know what to expect at each age.

Cartoon of 4 children wearing football jerseys and flags stretching on a grassy field. Title on image reads, "Austin Plays Fair."

Cartoon of a grassy field with a soccer ball resting near a line on the field. Title on image reads, "Maria Finds Courage."

Digital overlay of a white flag over a waving U, S flag. Text on the digital overlay reads, "Flag Facts" in bold text.

Man sits in front of a bookcase filled with hardbound books and decorative objects, including a model of the brain. He looks to the side of camera as he speaks and gestures quickly with both hands.

Still image from: The ABCs of Virtue: An Alphabetic Guide to Finding the Magic in You

Still image from: The Adventures of Bentley Hippo: Inspiring Children to Accept Each Other

Cartoon in a picture book. Green hippo stands with confused expression and monkey in mid-air pinches hippo's ear. In the next image, hippo has arm around monkey and gestures towards him with mouth open. Story text appears on screen.

Still image from: The Adventures of Bentley Hippo: Inspiring Children to Share

Color illustration in a picture book. Girl stands in tall grass and looks calmly toward tree in front of her. In the next image, tree smiles with eyes closed and holds a hand up to a flushed cheek. Story text appears on screen.

Color illustration of a boy laying down against a tree with sheep in the foreground. Caption. All day long all I do is watch sheep.

Person speaking. Caption: that's a lot of species -- which ones do we bring back?

Closeup of a man with white hair and mustache in gray collared shirt. Caption. That's how I'll decide who gets the face.

Still image from: The Grouchy Ladybug

Still image from: The Little Red Fort

Still image from: The Little Red Fort (Spanish)

Painting of a man with an open mouth and rosy cheeks wearing a Homburg hat and driving a green car. Caption. Engines hummed.

Still image from: The Silent Soldier and the Portrait

Man wearing a business suit presents an architectural rendering of an exterior building to a man seated at a conference table. Caption. It's called Emily's Home.

Rear view shot of a woman seated at a desk looking at a computer. She appears to be in the midst of a video call with a woman in medical scrubs standing in front of floral wallpaper. Caption. Miss Drummond, it's so nice to hear back from you.

Cartoon of a bright purple convertible raised up on monster truck tires driving across a paved outdoor area surrounded by trees. Nearby, a blue raised truck is partially visible.

Overhead shot of children standing around a table, using colored markers to draw block letters on a long sheet of white paper.

Trace is standing in front of a book shelf. Caption: Genetic engineering is complex, and it's wide reaching.

Ape stands in front of a painting of 2 angels reaching for each other, floating above a park bench. Purple lightning bolt illuminating the area between them. Spanish caption. Susurro que tenemos dentro de nosotros.

Still image from: Wee Bees and the Bee Attitudes

Woman speaks to camera against a bright blue backdrop. Caption. When Mike began to tease Dave because he had celiac disease.

Color illustration in a picture book. Fox and bunny stand next to each other holding ice cream that's starting to melt. In the next image, the bunny's ice cream has fallen to the ground. Story text appears on screen.

Still image from: Where Is Happiness?

2-page view of a storybook illustration of a smiling boy in a red shirt extending his arms outward and looking up at a yellow butterfly with grass and a stream in the background. Story text appears on the illustration.

Closeup of elementary school children holding hands and walking together across a grass lawn.

Still image from: Young Change Makers: Making A Difference