DP English A Language and Literature

Eric Liu is the founder of Citizen University and the author of several books. He was a White House speechwriter and policy adviser for President Bill Clinton. He explains why he calls himself a Chinese American - without a hyphen.

Eric Liu is the founder of Citizen University and the author of several books. He was a White House speechwriter and policy adviser for President Bill Clinton. He explains why he calls himself a Chinese American - without a hyphen.

The police shooting of Michael Brown, a Missouri teenager, has prompted a social media campaign over negative depictions of young black men in the news media.

The police shooting of Michael Brown, a Missouri teenager, has prompted a social media campaign over negative depictions of young black men in the news media.

The hashtag emerged as a response to the media portrayal of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male who was fatally shot by police in Missouri Saturday

The hashtag emerged as a response to the media portrayal of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male who was fatally shot by police in Missouri Saturday

"Yellowface" is the word widely used to refer to someone donning makeup or clothing to present the appearance of looking Asian.

"Yellowface" is the word widely used to refer to someone donning makeup or clothing to present the appearance of looking Asian.

The video for the teenage duo Maddie & Tae's first single, "Girl In A Country Song", cheerfully turns the tables on the cartoonish macho tendencies of so much recent country music.

The video for the teenage duo Maddie & Tae's first single, "Girl In A Country Song", cheerfully turns the tables on the cartoonish macho tendencies of so much recent country music.

Lyrics to "Radio Ga Ga"; song by QUEEN

Lyrics to "Radio Ga Ga"; song by QUEEN

Video for Radio Gaga by Queen borrows heavily from Fritz Lang's film, Metropolis.

Video for Radio Gaga by Queen borrows heavily from Fritz Lang's film, Metropolis.

Native ads are typically integrated into a website's normal content, standing out far less than other forms of display advertising. The content is often tailored to the platform and can closely resemble regular articles.

Native ads are typically integrated into a website's normal content, standing out far less than other forms of display advertising. The content is often tailored to the platform and can closely resemble regular articles.

The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.

The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.

A photograph is never sufficiently proportional to truth. The truth - the full story, the context of things - is too large and complicated to be encompassed by any single image.

A photograph is never sufficiently proportional to truth. The truth - the full story, the context of things - is too large and complicated to be encompassed by any single image.

Kichwa, a variant of the South American language Quechua, is the tongue in which a weekly program is broadcast by speakers who are striving to sustain it.

Kichwa, a variant of the South American language Quechua, is the tongue in which a weekly program is broadcast by speakers who are striving to sustain it.

The photographs of unrest in Ferguson after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer have drawn comparisons to pictures of the Deep South in the 1960s.

The photographs of unrest in Ferguson after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer have drawn comparisons to pictures of the Deep South in the 1960s.

Events in Ferguson - and angry readers - forced changes in real time.

Events in Ferguson - and angry readers - forced changes in real time.

Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.

Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.

"Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day". That's what women are told.

"Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day". That's what women are told.

J. Cole's song "Be Free" quickly spread around the world in hours, highlighting the power to reach listeners while emotions are still raw.

J. Cole's song "Be Free" quickly spread around the world in hours, highlighting the power to reach listeners while emotions are still raw.

Black teens personalize Trayvon Martin's death in their poetry: "What it means to be a young black man in society...people don't value your life," says Ayinde Grimes, 17.

Discussion of racial stereotypes and bias

Discussion of racial stereotypes and bias

Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.

Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.

Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.

Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.