9.22.17+and+9.25.17

WU: Free Write

Share out HW: local/modern examples of racism, prejudice, discrimination, institutionalized racism, internalized oppression, or art/film/literature, etc. that involve them.

Watch: Here are two videos made by people of color discussing their ideas around racism. These are food for thought as we start reading works by people of color. The focus here is on working to understand where these speakers are coming from and what they want their viewer to think about after watching their video. 1)Calling out racism []

How to apologize: intent vs. impact--We watched the first three minutes in class. []

Discussion: What are both speakers' goals here? What issues around discussing race/racism are they trying to bring up? Interrupt? What are some of the challenges in talking about race and culture? Why is it important to have conversations about race and culture?

Begin reading "Black Men in Public Space" by Brent Staples. We stopped reading at the end of the third full paragraph. Follow the annotation guide at the top of the page to mark up those first three paragraphs.

https://docs.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/document/d/1PLlPT_x1Ko-ehbHXTOi9Hktlw1Co-ItwiN_iQNatTGQ/edit?usp=sharing