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Students Make Themselves Heard: The Central Park Exonerated Five: Part 4 (of 4)
Previously: As a White professor teaching sociology and diversity at a Historically Black College (Baltimore City Community College), I often dealt with sensitive and potentially divisive issues. Roughly 3 decades ago, one of my Intro Soc students raised a tough … Continue reading
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Students Make Themselves Heard: The Central Park Exonerated Five: Part 3 (of 4)
Previously: As a White professor teaching sociology and diversity at a Historically Black college (Baltimore City Community College), I regularly dealt with sensitive and potentially divisive issues. This particular day, one of my Intro Soc students raised a question on … Continue reading
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Students Make Themselves Heard: “The Central Park Five” (Part 1 of 4)
Whenever I teach a class, I feel it’s critically important to set the tone on the very first day we meet. In part, this means going over the syllabus and my expectations for the course. Equally important, I share a … Continue reading
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Learning from Ferguson
Since the August 9th killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer by the name of Darren Wilson, protests in Ferguson, Missouri have become commonplace. Thousands have participated in these protests, and many have voiced … Continue reading
Teachable Moments and Continuing Conversations
Already, the conversations regarding Trayvon Martin have begun to dissipate. But that does not have to happen, if we use Trayvon’s death as a teachable moment. Some good can come out of this tragedy, some continuing conversations if you will. … Continue reading
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