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Racism is a 'big problem' to more Americans, poll finds Alex Sproul reads about it in his Facebook feed. Sheryl Sims senses it when she walks down the street. They are three Americans from three different demographic groups living in three different states. And they believe the same thing: Racism is a big problem. Their voices are just a few in a country of more than 322 million people. 7 ways American racism is 'alive and well' today Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Racism is a deeply American problem and, based on a review of prior research, there are seven factors contributing to racism in the US today, researchers argue in a new paper. “American racism is alive and well,” begins the new article, which arrives during a time of heightened attention to racial injustice in the United States. “People often define racism as disliking or mistreating others on the basis of race.

The Changing Face of America What is it about the faces on these pages that we find so intriguing? Is it simply that their features disrupt our expectations, that we’re not used to seeing those eyes with that hair, that nose above those lips? Our responses can range from the armchair anthropologist’s benign desire to unravel ancestries and find common ground to active revulsion at group boundaries being violated or, in the language of racist days past, “watered down.”

Racism — Global Issues Author and Page information Image © Understanding Race Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns. In a short introductory video the Understanding Race project from the American Anthropological Association says race is a powerful idea and an enduring concept, invented by society. It has also fostered inequality and discrimination for centuries, as well as influencing how we relate to other human beings: On this page:

21 Things You Can't Do While Black iStock Update: On October 17, 2014, Michael Dunn was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of Jordan Davis. Update: On February 15, 2014, the judge in the murder trial of Michael Dunn declared a mistrial on the first-degree murder count after the jury could not come to a decision. The jury reached verdicts for the other charges Dunn faced, and he was found guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of throwing a deadly missile. Prosecutor Angela Corey said that she will retry Dunn for first-degree murder in Jordan Davis' death. Florida's second sensational, race-tinged murder trial in less than a year is underway.

eu.usatoday The movement to end systemic racism has never been stronger. How can you be part of the solution to end it? USA TODAY Civil rights leaders and advocates are demanding an end to systemic racism, a reference to the systems in place that create and maintain racial inequality in nearly every facet of life for people of color. Teaching Tolerance - Diversity, Equity and Justice Objectives: Activities will help students: Explain how music evokes feelings and emotion.Understand relationships between music and culture.Analyze song lyrics to critically examine themes and messages.Consider the effectiveness of music to communicate ideas.Use music to express a personal viewpoint or message about a tolerance-related issue that’s important to them. 11 Things White People Should Never Say to Black People Black History Month is a U.S. observance that was first introduced in 1926 as “Negro History Week,” eventually becoming a month-long affair in 1976. While this may have been a well-intentioned attempt to integrate lesser-known history pertaining to black people into our overall teaching in society and in schools, it has been a point of contention since it began. Now more than ever, though, Black History Month does more harm than good. Why?

Black History Month & the Danger of a Single Story Preparation To prepare for this lesson: Make copies for students of this handout about Black History Month Make copies for students of this handout with quotes Preview and prepare for students to view this 19-minute TED Talk Assign students the homework assignment below in advance of the lesson

Black History Month: How do we change history? To the teacher: February is Black History Month, a time when teachers around the country seek out materials and initiate projects that acknowledge and celebrate African American contributions to our society. It can also be a time to pause and question why we dedicate a month to teaching material that should be incorporated in our teaching throughout the school year. An Unconventional Approach to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy When I started working as a Spanish teacher at Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, in 2018, I was immediately immersed in the diverse cultures of a large, urban, Title I public school. I set about trying to learn about my students and their interests, and soon I found myself getting an education on the music they listened to and how they danced to it. As we built a community in the classroom and developed stronger teacher-student bonds, we started making Dubsmash dance videos on Fridays when my students finished their work for the week. Dubsmash is a smartphone app that allows users to video themselves performing brief dance challenges—it’s a supportive digital community. To start this work, I implemented Emdin’s idea of cogens, or co-generative dialogues, to get to know my student population better. Cogens are dialogues between students and teachers that foster a classroom culture that helps meet students’ social and emotional needs.

Teaching Ideas and Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the George Floyd Protests Updated, June 8 “The anger is different this time. After years of Americans being killed by the police — more than 1,000 per year, for as long as statistics exist — something has changed over the past week,” begins the June 2 “Morning” newsletter. It continues: The gruesome video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck plays a role. Lesson of the Day: ‘“I Can’t Breathe”: 4 Minneapolis Officers Fired After Black Man Dies in Custody’ CNVS 02_NYT Final Script_150429 Transcript Start time: 00:00:00 Rakesh: Racism means basically like... Miles: A large, a large part of uh...a race feels that they’re superior to another race and so and so not only do they believe that but they act on it. Malik: Examples would be in class sometimes I’d be the only black kids and we’d read a book like, I don’t know, Huck Finn and then there’s that uncomfortable moment...the “magic” word would come up and people look at you like “What’s his reaction?” Things like that. Miles: I was walking home from school with this one white girl and we had just gotten off the bus and we were about to, we were almost home and there were these groups of black kids that had just gotten out of school. She was like “Oh, let’s cross the street, there’s a group of black kids.