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http://oneutah.org/barack-obama/imagine-if-the-tea-party-was-black-tim-wise/ I don't know if this link will work in this format, but it is a correlary article titled "What if the Tea Party was Black" by Tim Wise and is fascinating. I think it is a great read. At least you can cut and paste it into your browser. These sort of hypothoses are really interesting.

I like this because there is a scientific study behind it. There are some people who say blacks are obese because all they do is eat fried chicken and do nothing all day, this proves that there is a scientific reason behind some of the obesity differences in different races

I'm not sure who these "some people" are, but it is a sad stereotype for people to propegate or believe in. Yes, different groups of people are predisposed to different illnesses. Oftentimes this has to do with access to resources and stress. The video I referenced earlier "Unnatural Causes" is a good case of this. Black people in this the US vs. other 1st world countries die on average 10 years sooner than their whiter counterparts. This is actually attributed to the stress they feel from society and racism. We can also refer to many other studies from the video regarding class and people of color.

Great article that shows a lot of different perspective. Nice find Jadyn.

Similar to the Trayvon Martin case, a black boy is shot 3 times by a police officer for no apparent reason.

An article from 2009 where a black man was shot and killed by two white officers.

I like how objective this is. We are able to hear both sides.

Paul Ryan claims that he and Romney lost because of the unexpected "urban" voters ("urban" being a dog whistle for "black"), rather than because of his policies (which exit polls showed were central for many voters)

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education is dedicated to the conscientious investigation of the status and prospects for African Americans in higher education.

Growing up I was very competitive in sports, and heard a lot of negative comments about black athletes. I think that they deserve the same amount of respect as any other athlete. Many black athletes had to overcome more obstacles than other athletes!

A comic that explores how people in our society often react differently to young white women and young black women

I work down by Madison where its pretty diverse at a grocery store and I see this happen all the time when consumers come through my line vs. coming through a fellow Latina or African American or Asian cashiers line. The conversations that customers have with cashiers of different race are suprizingly different and can be quite offensive.

Works well with Sentinal article on Black Youth and Sterotyping

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/policy/articles/2009/02/12/tobacco-companies-targeting-teens-study-says Who is targeted by tobacco advertising Youth: male, female, and by race

Black teacher is hated by her students' parents

A white male and female are attacked by a group of black men. I find the actions surrounding this interesting. One of them is how the newspaper employer of the two attacked didn't publish the story till 2 weeks later.

I am interested in this story as well. The definition of a "Hate Crime" is hotly debated. I was origionally invented to protect minorities who were persecuted, so the idea that the majority (white people) could be vitctim to it does not necessarily fall withing its boundaries. O'Reilley does some interesting things rhetorically here. He makes a lot of assumptions and inferences but does not provide facts. He assumes he is talking to an audience who agrees with him. He implies people of color get special treatment and white people are victims of this under the guise of saying everyone should get equal treatment. He fails to note that people of color do not receive equal treatment under the law. This is a crucial difference between positions on the political spectrum. I think what is most appealing about O'Reilley's rhetoric is that he says he just wants justice for everyone. A great article to talk about!! Thanks for the post Katelynn.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/hate_crimes/overview My mistake on the definition of a hate crime see above.

This is to go with Baylee's posting. It is a six minute excerpt from a video I have called "Unnatural Causes" that looks a how class and race lead to poor health outcomes and early death rates. This little clip looks at how black women have the highest infant mortality rate in the nation.

It's amazing how your race affects you as soon as you are born. Here is a good article about adoption cost and why it costs more to adopt a white baby. 

This is horrifying and would make a great research topic. I've seen a lot of things teaching this class, but never something like this.

This is posted here in Wisconsin and was a lead story on last night's local news. Is this hate speech? See picture of the sign above. The man says he supports the President and it is a showing of support. Is he simply unaware of the connotations of putting a noose on a sign for a black man? For any person? Or is he lying? See if you can follow the story. Will he have to take it down or is it protected by the First Amendment. Should it be classified as Hate Speech?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/02/ghettothemed-compton-cookout-party-raises-ire-at-uc-san-diego.html This reminds me of when a UCLS frat held a "Ghetto/Crack" cookout Party during Black History month. It was hugely insensitve and racially demeaning. They thought it was funny. Stereotypes were the joke of the party. You don't see people of color holding parties mocking the way white people live. The site a posted is just one story about this. And this is but one instance of what is a disturbing trend.