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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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Tagged assumption of guilt, Ava DuVernay, Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College, bias, black youth, Central Park, Central Park Five, classroom climate, crime, criminal justice system, Donald Trump, exoneration, false confessions, gender, historically black college, Introduction to Sociology, John Macionis, legal system, media, Natalie Byrd, perceptions, race, racial bias, rush to judgement, social class, society, Society the Basics, sociological perspective, sociology, stereotypes, When They See us, wilding, wilin' out
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Childhood Bias, Learning, and “Jimmys”
Rebecca Dore, lead investigator of a recent University of Virginia study on biases among children, argues that adults need to address this issue early and I might add, often. But how? A few years ago, I asked my youngest daughter … Continue reading
Inclusion: Obama and Romney Disappoint
When talking politics these days, it is not enough to simply address diversity; nor is it enough to just address gender and race. The ability of candidates to model inclusion in terms of what they say and do is of … Continue reading
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Tagged 47%, blue states, Colin Powell, Congress, diversity, ethics, inclusion, Obama, Ohio, presidential election, race, racial bias, racist, real change, red states, religion, religious bias, Romney, social class, Sununu
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