Videos from Thursday Class

Hi folks,

I told you I would post some of the stuff we watched together on Thursday during our conversation about the LEGACY of Brown v. Board of Education. Here they are:

Videos about Kenneth Clark's Doll Study







Tricia Rose on State of the Black Union



Obama's Speech on Race: A More Perfect Union

On Being an Ally



Dave Chappell on the Importance of Talking about Race

Readings for Tuesday

Hi folks,

The readings for this week are not exactly readings, but things to check out online. This week marks a shift in the syllabus. Up until this point, we have been reading about broad theories about diversity and difference:

Be the Change
Culture of Power
Normalizing Community
Public Identity v. Private Identity
White Privilege

Now we are going to start to look at historical moments where these topics came into view in our schools. Our topic this week is about Brown vs. Board of Education (1954). You have THREE tasks for this week:

1) I want you to explore this website to give you some background on Brown v. Board of Education.

2) Then I want you to watch these two videos that highlight the work of Tim Wise, author of "Between Barack and a Hard Place"





3) Now blog about it.
What is the relationship between the historical issues you see in the website on Brown v. Board of Education and the contemporary issues of race that Tim Wise raises here.

We will bring in some words from Dr. Tricia Rose in class when we meet on Tuesday!

Leave comments if you have any questions...

Reports on Kozol??

So.... I saw many of you at the Kozol talk on Thursday.

What did you think? I am so curious to hear what resonated with you, what disappointed you, what you agreed with, what you learned.

Comments, anyone??

Using hyperlinks

Hi folks,

Hope you had a good weekend. I read all of your blogs this weekend -- at least every post that was up by noon today. I am happy to see you all writing, and many of you responding to one another's posts. As we move on in the semester, there will be more to say, so keep reading, writing and commenting!!

A word of advice:
In so many places, your blogs would benefit from hyperlinks to help enhance your posts. For example, if you are talking about “flesh-colored bandaids,” or multicultural dolls for kids, or the new Black Disney princess, don’t be afraid to search the web to see what is out there and link your findings.

All you have to do is find the link, then highlight the word you want to link up and click the small link icon (a green chain on top of a globe) at the top of the text box:

So start linking things up! And don't forget to insert pictures, too!

See you on Tuesday,

LB :)

Jonathan Kozol -- October 22 @ RIC!!!

Jonathan Kozol will be speaking at RIC on October 22 @ 4:00pm. I highly, highly, highly recommend that you take advantage of this opportunity to see one of our nation's most prominent researcher/activists on the issue of schooling in America. I will remind you as it gets closer, but put it in your calendar now!!

McIntosh by YouTube

Peggy McIntosh -- want more info? Click here.

Good Class on Johnson

Hi 346 folks,

I am glad to hear that class went well on Thursday with Dr. August. She was very impressed with you and said you worked really hard to get some ideas about Johnson on the table... nicely done.

For next week, we will be meeting with Sue Greenfield and the VIPS team on Tuesday. You will be getting your placements and participating in a training for your Service Learning experience during class on Tuesday.


You are also reading Lisa Delpit's Piece on the Silenced Dialogue. Be patient with her. Read carefully and remember the lessons Johnson taught us about how to take responsibility for the "problem" of power and difference without getting defensive. You have a Think Piece (like the one you turned in last week on Johnson) due on the Delpit chapter on Tuesday, 9/15.


See you on Tuesday. Thanks for keeping the ball rolling in out class even without me there!

LB :)