Paper Topics are the following:
Danyelle Smith: "The Abandoned and their mobilization"
Jenny Mena: "The Middle Class, their Complacency and Apathy"
Alem Woretaw: " The Media and African Americans: From Black Panthers to Chief Keef"
Wendy Wilson-Fall "African Immigrants and Contested African Identities"
Tomorrow we will look at the interview of Justin Simien and Marque Richardson about the upcoming movie "Dear White People," at Sundance Film Festival. Very topical. How does it relate to our discussions?
ReplyDeleteAnother relevant video is under the title "itooamharvard." please check it out. What do these messages mean in terms of African American social positioning, the current problems of racism, and if at all, the identities and futures of the "abandoned?" Is everybody in the same boat? If not, are the boats in the same water?
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