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Black Politics Course Overview

3/22/2015

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Course description
The role of African Americans in state and national politics; political history of African Americans in American politics, public policy issues concerning African Americans, successes and failures of African American empowerment strategies, and electoral impact of African American votes.

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Know critical thinking techniques for skillfully reading and interpreting different types of writing, such as textbooks, scholarly books and journal articles, case law, newspaper articles, government documents (including those that employ statistics), and original philosophical texts;
  2. Be able to assess information, including demonstrating the ability to distinguish between the central and peripheral aspects of our readings, and between well-substantiated arguments and unsupported assertions about the state of black America;
  3. Know how to apply community based research methods to social and political issues in the black community and in other communities of color;
  4. Be able to write knowledgeably, correctly, clearly and logically about issues of race and race relations in the United States.

Pedagogical Approach
As an instructor I work with students through a participatory framework. Each student comes with skills, knowledge and experiences that are valid to any material worthy to be taught. I believe this wholeheartedly. In this class you will be asked to examine issues of race, class, ability citizenship, sexuality and other forms of difference through various philosophical and political spectrums. My goal is to unveil the truths hidden by oppression and revise ill informed stigma and stereotypes in our hearts and minds.

Readings (available online and in the bookstore)
  • Sister Citizen - Melissa Harris Perry
  • Black Liberation and Socialism - Ahmed Shawki and Ahmed Shawqi
  • Black Feminist Thought - Patricia Hill Collins
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Equal Protection under the law in the 21st Century (week 11)

3/16/2015

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Watch the videos aboutCeCe McDonald and Marissa Alexander. Both cases involve a lack of protection under the law and a severe double standard that is present in the criminal justice system. In your blog post for our final week - discuss the various elements of their case and how it relates to what you've read and what you know needs to happen in order for these women to get justice.

Black Politics - Equal Protection under the law

Develop a 250 word original post by Friday and respond to another student by Sunday. Your original post should include an overview of what you read in Sister Citizen and other texts, an analysis of the two major themes from the reading a conclusion that asks critical thinking questions (open ended questions about the subject matter). These questions will be the prompt to other students to respond to you. Watch the video below to add context to the reading.
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Community Event Observations

3/16/2015

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Community Event Observations. Please write a 100-200 word post (minimum) for your community event observation. What did you do? Where did you go and why? What did you observe? What did you learn? How did you feel? What did you learn about black politics from this experience? (Example: film, protest, community event, etc)
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Hurricane Katrina & The Jena 6 (week 10)

3/9/2015

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Describe the social, political, and economic issues associated with Hurricane Katrina and the Jena 6 (two major themes). Make connections between both stories and how they relate to what you've read. Lastly, visit this link. Choose one of the organizations that are working for racial and economic justice. Learn about what they do and describe their mission and impact in your own words.



Develop a 250 word original post by Friday and respond to another student by Sunday. Your original post should include an overview of what you read in Sister Citizen and other texts, an analysis of the two major themes from the reading a conclusion that asks critical thinking questions (open ended questions about the subject matter). These questions will be the prompt to other students to respond to you. Watch the video below to add context to the reading.
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Uncovering Shame and Black Female Voices: Who is Listening? (week 9)

3/2/2015

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Develop a 250 word original post by Friday and respond to another student by Sunday. Your original post should include an overview of what you read in Sister Citizen (Chapter 3), an analysis of the two major themes from the reading a conclusion that asks critical thinking questions (open ended questions about the subject matter). These questions will be the prompt to other students to respond to you. Watch the video below to add context to the reading.
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    POSCI 3335

    This blog is strictly for CSU STUDENTS registered in Prof Crain's /African American/ (Black) [Politics] course.

    Class Syllabus

    The African Past PT1

    The Founding of Black American PT2


    Reader PT 3


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